Markus Weidmann
Markus Weidmann received his first bassoon lessons at the age of eleven. Later he studied with Klaus Thunemann at the Hanover Musikhochschule. From 1993-95 he was a scholar of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Orchestra Academy, studying with Stefan Schweigert. Before being engaged by the orchestra in 1997, Weidmann played in ensembles including the European Union Youth Orchestra, the Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Southwest German Philharmonic of Konstanz. As a chamber player he has appeared with the Gutenberg Ensemble and the Philharmonic Octet. A computer freak, Markus Weidmann designs the web pages of the Berlin Baroque Soloists and the »12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic«.
