Walter Hilgers (born 1959 in Stolberg,

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) is a German

tuba The tuba (; ) is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibrationa buzzinto a mouthpiece (brass), mouthpiece. It first appeared in th ...

player and conductor. He performs worldwide as orchestral musician, soloist, academic music teacher, arranger and conductor.

Studies

*1976-1978 Studies at the "University School of Music and Dance Cologne, Institute Aachen" - Tuba, Double Bass and Piano * Qualification: Artistic Diploma with distinction

Musical career

*1978 – 1981

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Symphony Orchestra *1979 – 1991

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*1995 – Bayreuth Festival *1981 – 1991 Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra *1982 – 1986 regular guest at

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic () is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world. Throughout the 20th century, the orchestra was led by conductors Wilhelm Furtwängler (1922� ...

*1987 – 1991 regular guest at NDR Symphony Orchestra *1979 – 2007 brass ensemble German Brass *1991 – 1995

NDR Symphony Orchestra The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra () is a German radio orchestra. Affiliated with the ''Norddeutscher Rundfunk'' (NDR; North German Broadcasting), the orchestra is based at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. Earlier the ensemble was call ...

*2005 – 2007

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Teaching

*1978 – 1987 Lecturer at the "University School of Music and Dance Cologne"(Aachen and Düsseldorf) *1986 – 1988 Lecturer at the Academy of Music, Lübeck *1989 – 1995 Professor for tuba and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

at the Hamburg Institute of Fine Arts *Since 1995 Professor for tuba and chamber music at

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academy of music in

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Conducting

* Since 2016 Honorar Artistic Director and Permanent Invited Conductor of the "PAUL CONSTANTINESCU" Philharmonic Orchestra Ploieşti * 2017-2020 Chief Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial de Santa Fé/Argentina * 2007-2014 Principal Guest Conductor of the State Philharmonic Orchestra Banatul/Timişoara * Guest conducting engagements: * Orquesta Sinfónica Montevideo/Uruguay * Orquesta Sinfónica del Sodre, Montevideo/Uruguay * Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Buenos Aires/Argentina * Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires/Argentina * Orquesta Sinfónica Santa Fé/Argentina * Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá/Colombia * St. Petersburg State Academic Capella Orchestra/Russia * Radio Chamber Orchestra Bucharest/Romania * Radio Symphony Orchester Bucharest/Romania * George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra Bucharest/Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra "Banatul", Timişoara/Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Cluj/ Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Iaşi/ Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Arad/ Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Sibiu/Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Târgu Mureş/ Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Oradea/ Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Craiova/ Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Bacău/ Romania * Philharmonic Orchestra Ploieşti/Romania * Philharmonic Orchestra Piteşti/Romania * Philharmonic Orchestra Muntenia/Târgoviste/Romania * State Philharmonic Orchestra Košice/Slovakia * Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb/Croatia * Nice Philharmonic Orchestra/France * International Youth Orchestra Academy * Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt/Germany * Leipzig Symphony Orchestra/Germany * Munich Radio Orchestra/Germany * Orchestra of the Nationaltheater Mannheim * Chamber Concerts as a Conductor * Bavarian State Opera Munich/Germany * Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg/Germany * German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken- Kaiserslautern/Germany * Mecklenburg State Orchestra Schwerin/Germany * Tritonus Wimares/Germany * Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra/Qatar * Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra/South Korea * Orquesta de Valencia/Spain * SODRE Orquesta Montevideo/Uruguay

CD-Recordings

* As Conductor: ** Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie *** Mahler, Symphony No.5 (1996) ** Tritonus Wimares *** Works by Igor Stravinsky: i.a. Dumbarton Oaks, Pulcinella-Suite, Suites for small Orchestra (MDG 1996) *** Works by Ervin Schulhoff: i.a. Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Double Concerto for Flute, Piano, Strings and 2 Horns (MDG 2000) ** Košice State Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovakia *** Josef Strauss Edition, Vol. 19 (MARCOPOLO 2000) *** Hymne an die Nacht - Meditative music for Horn and Orchestra (Herder Verlag 2000) *** "Die Harfe" (Kreuz Verlag 2001) ** Europe Festival Orchestra *** Fandango – "Die Gitarre" (Kreuz Verlag 2001) *** Tastenfieber – "Das Klavier" (Kreuz Verlag 2001) ** Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt/Germany *** Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto, Sea Songs and Symphony No.5 as Soloist and Conductor ( GENUINCD "Ralph Vaughan Williams" at GENUIN
/ref>) ** Orchestra of the Nationaltheater Mannheim *** Works for Solo Tuba - und Orchester (2017) – Soloist: Siegfried Jung * Numerous CD recordings as Soloist and member of German Brass

References

External links

official website in English & German

Conducting the world premiere of the Holocaust music "Cries from Earth to Heaven" {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilgers, Walter German classical tubists Living people 1959 births 21st-century tubists Academic staff of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music Players of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg Players of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Players of the Berlin Philharmonic Players of the Vienna Philharmonic