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Mathias Baier |
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Mathias Baier was born in Rostock and
began receiving instruction in music at the
age of six. He later studied bassoon at the
Hanns Eisler College of Music in Berlin under
Prof. Fritz Finsch. His first significant chamber
music experiences also came during this
period: he was a founding member of the
Kammervereinigung Berlin wind quintet,
which twice won prizes at the ARD Competition
(1989 and 1993), was a prizewinner
at the Colmar International Chamber Music
Competition, and won the German Music
Competition in 1991. The quintet also
made a name for itself with internationally
esteemed CD recordings (cf. Wind Quintets
by Jean Françaix: MDG 603 0557-2).
As a soloist Baier won the first prize atthe Warsaw Music Academy International
Competition in 1987 and was named principal
bassoonist of the Berlin State Orchestra,
the Orchestra of the State Opera Unter den
Linden, during the same year. Since 1994
he has served as principal bassoonist in
the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra every year
during the summer months.
Moreover, Baier is a member of various
chamber ensembles such as the Berlin
Wind Soloists, Thirteen Solo Winds of the
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, and Preussens
Hofmusik chamber orchestra – with his
work sometimes including executive organizational
responsibilities. As an orchestral
soloist he is a welcome guest with renowned
German symphony and opera orchestras.
Mathias Baier is firmly committed to
transmitting his knowledge to the rising
generation of musicians as they begin
their professional careers. To this end, he
has worked as a mentor of the Orchestra
Academy of the Berlin State Orchestra
and as an instructor in bassoon and wind
chamber music at the College of Music
and Theater in his native Rostock. During
the winter term 2013/14 he will assume a
professorship in bassoon at the Dresden
College of Music.
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