Tobias Willner

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Tobias Willner (* 1971 in Herzberg (Elster) ) is a German trumpeter .

Life

Tobias Willner comes from Niederlausitz . He received his first trumpet lessons from Walter Wolf at the Herzberg Music School. He studied with Peter-Michael Krämer at the "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" University of Music and Theater in Leipzig . In 1997 he passed his master class exam .

He was first solo trumpeter with the orchestra of the Halle Opera House for ten years . In 2004 he moved to the same position at the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden . He is also a member of the Dresden Trumpet Consort , with which he has released several CDs.

Willner was a lecturer at the "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" University of Music and Theater in Leipzig and the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music Dresden (from 2006). In 2013 he became a professor at the Dresden Music Academy. In 2017 he was a member of the expert jury for awarding the music scholarships of the Hans and Eugenia Jütting Foundation. He was also a juror at the Saxon Lions Music Prize .

Award

In 2002 he received the third prize for modern trumpet at the international trumpet competition of the Handel Festival , the Handel Prize of the City of Halle . The recording of the piano concertos by Shostakovich by Anna Winnizkaja was awarded the 2016 Echo Klassik Award.

Discography (selection)

  • Shostakovich: Piano Concertos (Alpha Classics, 2015)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Clearly an art enjoyment with a rarity . In: Lausitzer Rundschau , May 2, 2007.
  2. ^ Artists, educators and consultants. New professors at the University of Music . In: neue musikzeitung , December 2, 2013, issue 12-1, p. 11.
  3. ↑ 52,000 euros for eight music students . In: Klötzer Volksstimme , December 7, 2016, p. 21.
  4. ^ Jörg Richter: Grossenhainer Lions boss saves music prize . In: Sächsische Zeitung - Großenhain , October 18, 2016, p. 14.
personal data
SURNAME Willner, Tobias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Herzberg (Elster)