Johannes-Theodor Wiemes

Johannes-Theodor Wiemes (born May 7, 1960 ) is principal horn player in the Radio Philharmonic of the North German Radio .

Wiemes began taking horn lessons at the age of twelve under the direction of Otto Harm from the “Niederrheinische Sinfoniker” (Mönchengladbach). The first successes came a few years later as part of the “ Jugend musiziert ” competition (1976–1982). After graduating from high school, he began studying mathematics, but after a short time moved to Aachen to study horn with Hiroshi Yamagishi and David Bryant.

After an internship as deputy principal horn player with the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne, he got his first job as an alternate horn player with the Oldenburg State Orchestra (1986–1988). As early as 1988 he received the position as principal horn player with the Radio Philharmonic of the North German Radio in Hanover. He is also a member of the Consortium Classicum, the Wind Soloists Hanover, the Arte Ensemble and the New Ensemble Hanover of the hgnm. He was also a lecturer at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold (Münster department) and is involved in hunting horn training . He also volunteers in school education and gives the students a playful approach to music.

Discography

• Franz Xaver Süssmayr; Der Spiegel von Arkadien (arr. For Wind Ensemble) with the Consortium Classicum (CD)
• Danzi; Septets & Potpourris with the Consortium Classicum (CD, 2008)
• Cartellieri; Wind Sextets with the Consortium Classicum (CD, 2003)

Web links

• The NDR Radiophilharmonie ( Memento from December 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• Arte ensemble

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Johannes-Theodor Wiemes on Georg Hajdu's website ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.