Kristine Scholz was born in 1944 in Wüstebrise, Silesia, Germany. After studies in Hamburg 1964-68, she moved to Cologne in 1969 and studied there for three years, with Aloys Kontarsky among others. In Cologne she also met Mats Persson. Together, they have performed as a piano duo for almost five decades, toured internationally and premiered work by composers such as Aldo Clementi, Luca Lombardi, Chris Newman, Christian Wolff, Zoltán Jeney and Ellen Arkbro. Scholz also performs solo and with different ensembles regularly. Furthermore, she has played music in several theater and dance productions.