Albrecht Mayer

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Albrecht Mayer is a German classical oboist. He is the principal oboist in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, together with Jonathan Kelly.

Mayer sang as a child in the Cathedral Choir in Bamberg. He was a student of Gerhard Scheuer, Georg Meerwein, Maurice Bourgue and Ingo Goritzki, and began his professional career as principal oboist for the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in 1990. He joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992.

Mayer's instrument is a Buffet Crampon Green Line Oboe.

Contents 1 Selected discography 1.1 as soloist 1.2 appears on 2 External links 3 References

[edit] Selected discography

[edit] as soloist

• New Seasons - transcriptions of music by Händel for oboe and orchestra played by Mayer with the Sinfonia Varsovia (Deutsche Grammophon 4760472)
• Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) - transcriptions of music by J.S. Bach for oboe and orchestra with Mayer on the oboe, Nigel Kennedy on violin and the Sinfonia Varsovia (Deutsche Grammophon 4760472)
• Auf Mozarts Spuren (In search of Mozart) August 2004, with Claudio Abbado and the Sinfonia Varsovia (Deutsche Grammophon 6231046)
• Music for Oboe, Oboe d'amore, Cor anglais, and Piano - chamber music from the 19th century, with Markus Becker on piano (EMI Classics 5731672)
• J.S. Bach's Double concerto for oboe und violin with Mayer on oboe and Nigel Kennedy on violin with the Berlin Philharmonic (EMI Classics 5570162)

[edit] appears on

• Serenades for Wind Ensemble, January 2006, EMI records

[edit] External links

• Official web site

[edit] References

• Press kit, January 2006