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Albrecht Mayer

アルブレヒト・マイヤー　/　あるぶれひと・まいやー

Oboist from Germany

June 3, 1965 (age 61)　・　Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Germany

Middle Franconia
oboist
conductor
cor anglais player

My Take

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.

Overview

Albrecht Mayer (born 3 June 1965) is a German classical oboist and conductor. The principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic, he is internationally known as a soloist and chamber musician and has made many recordings.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Snake
Origin: Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: oboist / conductor / cor anglais player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.albrechtmayer.com
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

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