Werner Heckmann

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Werner Heckmann (* 1961 in Obersuhl ) is a German musician .

At the age of 11 he started taking trumpet lessons . Soon he was active in local music groups. In 1975 and 1977 he won prizes in the national competition " Jugend musiziert ". Werner Heckmann became a member of the Federal Youth Orchestra and later the " Young German Philharmonic ".

After graduating from high school, he became a professional musician in 1980. He studied at the University of Music in Würzburg with Helmut Erb , where he graduated in 1984. At the Würzburg University of Applied Sciences , he now teaches trumpet and orchestral studies. One of his pupils was Johann Konnerth .

The busy musician has successfully taken part in numerous international competitions, has been solo trumpeter in the Württemberg State Orchestra at the Stuttgart State Opera since 1981 and is also active in chamber music - Werner Heckmann has been in the German Brass ensemble since 1994 .

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