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Rupert Wachter

SOLO CLARINETIST OF THE HAMBURG PHILHARMONIC STATE ORCHESTRA

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Rupert Wachter

SOLO CLARINETIST OF THE HAMBURG
PHILHARMONIC STATE ORCHESTRA

ABOUT ME

Rupert Wachter studied under Prof. Hans-Dietrich Klaus in Detmold. His chamber music training was shaped primarily by Prof. Jost Michaels and the Amadeus Quartet.

Following engagements in Detmold and Recklinghausen, he became Principal Clarinetist of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra.

He regularly performs as a guest with numerous orchestras, including the Bavarian State Orchestra in Munich, the Staatskapelle Dresden, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

He has performed under many renowned conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Christian Thielemann, and Andris Nelsons.

As a musician, he has traveled to Japan, China, the USA, South Africa, South America, and many European countries.

Juli 2025
CHINA, TAIWAN

China, Taiwan with the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra  under the direction of Kent Nagano.

Juli 2025
Juni 2025
SPIRIT OF THE MOON

Spirit of the Moon in Blaibach and Munich.

Juni 2025
2024
APPOINTED PROFESSOR
2024
2023
ADRIFT

In 2023, the solo concerto "Adrift" composed for him by Matthew Rickets received its world premiere at the Elbphilharmonie with Kent Nagano and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra.

2023
2022
JAPAN TOURNEE

with Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire and Yamamoto Noh Theater Spirit of the Moon.

2022
2016
UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND THEATER

Lecturer at the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg in the Bachelor's, Master's, and Concert Exam degree programs.

2016

NEWS

Klassenabend HfMT Hamburg

Works by Claude Debussy, Ilse Fromm Michaels and others