Albrecht Mayer

I find Albrecht Mayer fascinating because the oboe so rarely gets to be the star, yet he's spent his career proving it can carry a solo spotlight as convincingly as any violin. Holding the principal oboe chair at the Berlin Philharmonic is a serious credential, and the back-to-back Echo Klassik wins in 2004 and 2010 tell me the recognition wasn't a fluke. What draws me in is the choice to step out as a soloist and conductor rather than stay anonymous in the section. That ambition for an instrument many overlook is what makes him worth watching for me.

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Name (English)

Albrecht Mayer

Name (Japanese)

アルブレヒト・マイヤー

Reading

あるぶれひと・まいやー

Born

June 3, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Germany

Occupation

oboist / conductor / cor anglais player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Awards & achievements

• 2013 Bavarian Culture Prize
• 2010 Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year
• 2004 Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year

• Official sitehttp://www.albrechtmayer.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht%20Mayer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%92%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64117

Tags

• Middle Franconia
• oboist
• conductor
• cor anglais player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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