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Gabriel FeltzChair
Gabriel Feltz studied at the "Hanns Eisler" Academy of Music in Berlin and finished his conducting and piano studies in 1994. Following this he became Gerd Albrecht’s assistant at the Staatsoper in Hamburg. First engagements took him to the Städtische Bühnen in Lübeck (1995–1997) and the theatre in Bremen (1997–2000). In 1993 Gabriel Feltz won the First Prize at the 4th Berlin conductors cours of the Ferenc Fricsay Society. In 1996 he was selected as one of two "Conducting Fellows" of the Tanglewood Music Center where he performed with Seji Ozawa and Bernard Haitink. Numerous radio recordings of both opera and concert literature bear witness to his interest in new music. His latest CD with works by Sergej Prokofiev as world premiere recording was released by Sony Classical in 2004. In February 2007 the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker under their chief conductor Gabriel Feltz were awarded the "Prix Rachmaninoff 2006" by the "Foundation Serge Rachmaninoff" in appreciation of the most comprehensive performance cycle by a German orchestra until now.
Emanuel AbbühlOboe
He was principal oboist with various orchestras in Padua, Luzern, Zurich and principal oboist with the Basler Symphony Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and presently with the London Symphony Orchestra. As solist and chamber musician he is performing worldwide. Since 1988 Emanuel Abbühl has taught at the Rotterdam Conservatory and was appointed as professor for oboe in October 2005 at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim. He is regularly giving master classes in Japan, Korea, Spain, Mexico, at the Royal Academy in London, Melbourne etc.
David BruchezTrombone
He completed his musical studies at the Lausanne Conservatoire and went to further studies to New York, London and at the "Herbert von Karajan Academy" of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. His considerable musicality and solistic virtuosity on the trombone enabled him to become the first brass player to reach the final of the prestigious "Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians" in Warsaw. David Bruchez has been awarded the following prices: Concours Suisse de Musique de la Jeunesse, Migros Scholar ship, Kiefer Hablitzel prize of the Association des Musiciens Suisses, the Concours International d’Exécution Musicale of Geneva and the Prize of the town of Passau, Germany, and the town of Grenchen, Switzerland. Starting a few years ago, David Bruchez is also active as a conductor. At the age of 20 he was 1996 appointed principal trombone of the "Zuerich Opera Orchestra" and 2005 principal trombone of the "Zuerich Tonhalle Orchestra". As solist David Bruchez has performed with leading orchestras at home and abroad. His many recordings for television and
Jonas BylundTrombone
Jonas Bylund is a member of Stockholm Chamber Brass, one of the world’s leading brass ensembles. Held a professorship of trombone at the Academy of Music in Hannover, Germany since 1995. Many of his students have positions in leading orchestras worldwide and have won prizes at major inter - national competitions. Together with his class, he won the 2006 "Emory Remington Award", the International Trombone Association’s prize for the best trombone ensemble.
Andrea LieberknechtFlute
As a soloist and a member of a chamber music group she has won many inter - national competitions: i.e., the international music competition “Prager Frühling” in 1991, International Flute Competition Kobe in 1993. With the ARCIS Quintett prize winner of the German Music Competition 1996 and the international competition for chamber music of the ARD, Munich, in Colmar, Belgrade, Tokyo and Trapani. Recitals, solo concerts and chamber music concerts with well-known musicians and famous orchestras have taken her around the world. Numerous compact disc recordings with solo and chamber music, some of them prize-winning, document her versatile artistic activity. Since 2002 she has been a professor of flute at the academy of music in Hannover.
Felix RenggliFlute
Felix Renggli has been awarded with prizes at various international music competitions and gives regularly master classes in Europe, South America (Argentina), Brasil and Japan (International Musashino Summer Music Academy, Tokyo). He tours as soloist and member of different chamber music groups through Europe, South America, the United States, Japan and China. Working and playing regularly together with oboist, composer and conductor Heinz Holliger has deeply marked his musical career. Renggli teaches a professional flute class at the music academy of Basel, having been nominated for this place as successor of Peter-Lukas Graf. Since October 2004 he has been nominated professor at the "Music University of Freiburg im Breisgau", Germany. His repertoire includes a wide range of music: from the 18th century, played on historical instruments, up to the avantgarde of our time. His CD recordings with the Ensemble Contrechamps, Geneva, Heinz Holliger, Camerata Bern, Arditti-Quartett etc. appeared at Philips, Montaigne, Accord, Discover, Stradivarius and Koch International. Since 1999 he is artistic director of the newly released concert series in Switzerland "Swiss Chamber Concerts". He is playing together with the cello player Daniel Haefliger and the viola player Jürg Dähler.
Christian WetzelOboe
In addition to teaching as a professor he tours as soloist and member of a chamber music group giving concerts at renown festivals such as the "Rheingau Musikfestival", the festival "Spannungen" in Heimbach and "the Beethoven Festival" in Warsaw. As oboist, he is founding member of the renown "Ma’alot Brass Quintett" which has been awarded numerous prizes at various international music competitions amongst others ARD in Munich. The ensemble performs since more than 20 years at home and abroad worldwide and has won a number of important prizes for its recordings. During his studies with Ingo Goritzki at the music university in Hannover Christian Wetzel had been granted a scholarship of "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" and has played in the European Community Youth Orchestra under Claudio Abbado. After finishing his studies he was solo oboist at the national theatre orchestra in Mannheim. Since 1997 he is full-time professor at the University of Music and theatre in Leipzig. Christian Wetzel is giving numerous master classes worldwide and is guest professor at renown music universities such as the Royal Academy of Music in London or the music university, Vienna, where he is teaching young musicians.
Raimund Wippermann
Since August 2004, he has been the director of the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. Raimund Wippermann is the founder and artistic director of the chamber choir Cantemus. From 1995 until September 2000 he was also choir master of the Städtischer Musikverein of Düsseldorf.
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Born in 1971 in Berlin Gabriel Feltz has been appointed chief conductor / Generalmusikdirektor of the 
Born in Bern, Switzerland, Emanuel Abbühl studied with André Lardrot in Basel and Heinz Holliger in Freiburg im Breisgau. He is prize winner of many international competitions among which ARD Munich (1981), Geneva (1982) and Prague (1986). 
The Swiss trombonist 
Swedish-born Jonas Bylund studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm and played as solo trombonist in the 
Christian Wetzel is professor of oboe at the 
Studied music teaching, sacred music
and choirmaster at the conservatories in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Postgraduate
studies at the conservatory in Stockholm (amongst others with Professor Eric Ericson); several years' engagement as church musician; 1991 appointment as Director of Music at the dome in Essen where he was entrusted with the direction of the dome choir and the formation of
the girls' choir.
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