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Master class professors

Prof. Christian Lampert

Prof. Christian Lampert received his musical training in horn performance from Francesco Raselli (Basel), Mahir Cakar (Stuttgart) and Prof. Erich Penzel (Cologne). At an early age, he was awarded a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation and won prizes at various national and international competitions, including the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition and the German Music Competition in Bonn.

Christian Lampert gained his first orchestral experience in the German National Youth Orchestra, the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and the European Community Youth Orchestra.

He later became principal horn player in the Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.

In addition to his solo activities, Christian Lampert is particularly dedicated to chamber music. He regularly performs in various renowned ensembles, including German Hornsound, HR-Brass, German Brass, Linos-Ensemble, Consortium Classicum, Antares Ensemble and AVALON Wind Quintet.
After many years of successfully leading the horn classes at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts and the Basel University of Music, Christian Lampert moved from Stuttgart to Bern in 2022 and now teaches exclusively in Switzerland at the Bern University of the Arts and the Basel University of Music.

Since 2018, Christian Lampert has also been president for wind instruments at the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition.