has held the principle clarinet position of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich since 2003 and became Professor of Chamber Music for Winds at the Kunstuniversität Graz in 2013. Following early experiences in state youth orchestras and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Markus Schön chose to pursue his musical education in clarinet with Hans-Dietrich Klaus, Hans Deinzer and Eduard Brunner. Following his studies he performed in numerous renowned chamber orchestras including the Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the Bavarian and North German Radio Symphony Orchestras, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, the Munich Philharmonic and the Concertgebouw Orchestera Amsterdam. He has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras including multiple performances with the Bavarian State Orchestra under the baton of Kent Nagano. Markus Schön already discovered his passion of chamber music as a student. Initially focusing on contemporary music, his dedication to period clarinets has been unwavering since 2005. In addition to “Vecchio legno”, he is also a founding member of the “Cellini Quartet”.
Franz Draxinger
natural horn
was born in the lower Bavarian town of Waldkirchen and has held the acting principle horn position of the Bavarian State Orchestra since 2007. He completed his horn studies with Siegfried Hammer at the Munich Musikhochschule. During this time he also received chamber music coaching with Karl Kobinger and piano lessons with Ansgar Janke. In 1987, he was employed by the Munich Radio Orchestra, becoming their acting principle horn in 1994. At the beginning of the 2005/06 season, he changed over to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra before assuming his position at the Bavarian State Orchestra. Franz Draxinger is deeply committed to chamber music. As a member of the Arcis Quintet, he won numerous awards: at the German Music Competition in Bonn, the International Chamber Music Competition in Tokyo and the International ARD Music Competition in Munich.
Lyndon Watts
bassoon
became principal bassoonist of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998 at the age of 22. He has worked together with chief conductors Lorin Maazel, Christian Thielemann, James Levine and Valery Gergiev, as well as principal guest conductor Zubin Mehta. Lyndon began learning bassoon in 1988, and from 1992 to 1993 he worked casually with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and won numerous scholarships and prizes in Australia. He then moved to Germany to study with Professor Eberhard Marschall in Munich, followed by studies on historical bassoon with Alberto Grazzi in Verona. In 2002 he became the first ever Australian woodwind player to win a prize in the ARD International Music Competition. Lyndon has performed as a soloist with various European and Australian orchestras, and on historical bassoon in many leading ensembles specializing in performance on period instruments. He gives regular masterclasses throughout Europe, Asia and Australia, and teaches historical bassoon at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts. From 2005 to 2015 he taught in Switzerland at the Berne University of the Arts, where he received a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation to fund a research programme involving the first ever reconstruction of a classical bassoon after the Parisian maker Jean-Nicolas Savary jeune, known as the “Stradivari of the bassoon”. A CD with world première recordings of compositions for the Savary bassoon was released in 2014.
Sebastian Kürzl
clarinet
is Munich-born and has played with the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra since its 2014/2015 season. His path led to the clarinet at an early age and while still at school, he intensified his musical education at the Richard-Strauss Conservatory in Munich. He completed his musical education at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe and the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. It was during his subsequent position with the Loh Orchestra Sondershausen that he discovered his enthusiasm for performing on period clarinets. His collaboration with Thomas Hengelbrock's Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble continues to serve as invaluable inspiration. In 2011, he received an invitation to Russia by Teodor Currentzis to perform in his orchestra “Music Aeterna”, and has since collaborated with them for numerous CD productions. The critically-acclaimed recording of “Le Nozze die Figaro” was the recipient of an ECHO award in 2014.
Markus Hauser
natural horn
was born in Salzburg and has been a member of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg since 1997. At the age of 11, he received his first horn lessons under the tutelage of Alois Aigner, who was principle horn of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg at the time. He began studies as a horn performance major at the University Mozarteum Salzburg, graduating with Honours.
In addition to his position with the Mozarteum Orchestra, Markus Hauser also performs with the Camerata Salzburg and plays Second Horn with the Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic. He also had the opportunity to perform with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Kent Nagano and Lorin Maazel. His explorations into natural horn have led him into artistic collaborations with the Vienna Akademie under the direction of Martin Haselböck and the Concentus Musicus under Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Markus Hauser remains a dedicated chamber music partner and can be heard in various ensembles.
Kathrin Lazar
bassoon
has been on the faculty of the Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen since 2013 as a professor of period bassoons. She studied recorder with Michael Schneider and period bassoons with Christian Beuse at the Hochschule für Musik and Performing Arts in Frankfurt/Main. She continued to further her education at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag studying recorder with Peter van Heyghen and Dorothea Winter as well as baroque bassoon with Donna Agrell. Presently, she performs with numerous ensembles including the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Balthasar- Neumann-Ensemble, Cantus Cölln, the Hofkapelle München, Elbipolis and the Ensemble Les Passions de l`Ame. She can also frequently be heard as a soloist. Katrin Lazar is a founding member of the ensemble, Barocksolisten Munich.
has held the principle clarinet position of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich since 2003 and became Professor of Chamber Music for Winds at the Kunstuniversität Graz in 2013. Following early experiences in state youth orchestras and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Markus Schön chose to pursue his musical education in clarinet with Hans-Dietrich Klaus, Hans Deinzer and Eduard Brunner. Following his studies he performed in numerous renowned chamber orchestras including the Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the Bavarian and North German Radio Symphony Orchestras, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, the Munich Philharmonic and the Concertgebouw Orchestera Amsterdam. He has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras including multiple performances with the Bavarian State Orchestra under the baton of Kent Nagano. Markus Schön already discovered his passion of chamber music as a student. Initially focusing on contemporary music, his dedication to period clarinets has been unwavering since 2005. In addition to “Vecchio legno”, he is also a founding member of the “Cellini Quartet”.
was born in the lower Bavarian town of Waldkirchen and has held the acting principle horn position of the Bavarian State Orchestra since 2007. He completed his horn studies with Siegfried Hammer at the Munich Musikhochschule. During this time he also received chamber music coaching with Karl Kobinger and piano lessons with Ansgar Janke. In 1987, he was employed by the Munich Radio Orchestra, becoming their acting principle horn in 1994. At the beginning of the 2005/06 season, he changed over to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra before assuming his position at the Bavarian State Orchestra. Franz Draxinger is deeply committed to chamber music. As a member of the Arcis Quintet, he won numerous awards: at the German Music Competition in Bonn, the International Chamber Music Competition in Tokyo and the International ARD Music Competition in Munich.
became principal bassoonist of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998 at the age of 22. He has worked together with chief conductors Lorin Maazel, Christian Thielemann, James Levine and Valery Gergiev, as well as principal guest conductor Zubin Mehta. Lyndon began learning bassoon in 1988, and from 1992 to 1993 he worked casually with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and won numerous scholarships and prizes in Australia. He then moved to Germany to study with Professor Eberhard Marschall in Munich, followed by studies on historical bassoon with Alberto Grazzi in Verona. In 2002 he became the first ever Australian woodwind player to win a prize in the ARD International Music Competition. Lyndon has performed as a soloist with various European and Australian orchestras, and on historical bassoon in many leading ensembles specializing in performance on period instruments. He gives regular masterclasses throughout Europe, Asia and Australia, and teaches historical bassoon at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts. From 2005 to 2015 he taught in Switzerland at the Berne University of the Arts, where he received a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation to fund a research programme involving the first ever reconstruction of a classical bassoon after the Parisian maker Jean-Nicolas Savary jeune, known as the “Stradivari of the bassoon”. A CD with world première recordings of compositions for the Savary bassoon was released in 2014.
is Munich-born and has played with the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra since its 2014/2015 season. His path led to the clarinet at an early age and while still at school, he intensified his musical education at the Richard-Strauss Conservatory in Munich. He completed his musical education at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe and the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. It was during his subsequent position with the Loh Orchestra Sondershausen that he discovered his enthusiasm for performing on period clarinets. His collaboration with Thomas Hengelbrock's Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble continues to serve as invaluable inspiration. In 2011, he received an invitation to Russia by Teodor Currentzis to perform in his orchestra “Music Aeterna”, and has since collaborated with them for numerous CD productions. The critically-acclaimed recording of “Le Nozze die Figaro” was the recipient of an ECHO award in 2014.
was born in Salzburg and has been a member of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg since 1997. At the age of 11, he received his first horn lessons under the tutelage of Alois Aigner, who was principle horn of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg at the time. He began studies as a horn performance major at the University Mozarteum Salzburg, graduating with Honours.
In addition to his position with the Mozarteum Orchestra, Markus Hauser also performs with the Camerata Salzburg and plays Second Horn with the Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic. He also had the opportunity to perform with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Kent Nagano and Lorin Maazel. His explorations into natural horn have led him into artistic collaborations with the Vienna Akademie under the direction of Martin Haselböck and the Concentus Musicus under Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Markus Hauser remains a dedicated chamber music partner and can be heard in various ensembles.
has been on the faculty of the Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen since 2013 as a professor of period bassoons. She studied recorder with Michael Schneider and period bassoons with Christian Beuse at the Hochschule für Musik and Performing Arts in Frankfurt/Main. She continued to further her education at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag studying recorder with Peter van Heyghen and Dorothea Winter as well as baroque bassoon with Donna Agrell. Presently, she performs with numerous ensembles including the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Balthasar- Neumann-Ensemble, Cantus Cölln, the Hofkapelle München, Elbipolis and the Ensemble Les Passions de l`Ame. She can also frequently be heard as a soloist. Katrin Lazar is a founding member of the ensemble, Barocksolisten Munich.