BIOGRAPHY
Mathias Wehr (*1984) is a freelance conductor and composer. His compositions, including testpieces for international wind band and brass band competitions, such as for the Championship Division of the German Brass Band Championship, are published by Musikverlag Frank in Switzerland and by his own music label MathiasWehrMusic and performed worldwide. Thus, not only Austria and Switzerland, but also the USA and South Korea are among his destinations. Mathias Wehr began his music studies at the age of 16 at the Musikhochschule Nuremberg and then added wind orchestra conducting at the University of Augsburg. At 23, he won the official title of "European Conductor of the Year 2008" at the 4th European Conductors Championship in Norway. Just one year later, he won the Silver Baton at the World Music Conductors Contest in Holland. As a composer and chief conductor of various orchestras, Mathias Wehr has already received numerous prizes and awards internationally. He has also been awarded the cultural prizes of the cities of Schwabach, Fürth and Forchheim for his regional musical commitment. As a juror and guest conductor, he works with wind orchestras and brass bands throughout Europe.
Awards and Prices
2003 Culture Prize of the City Schwabach for the Clarinet Quartett "Klarinettoso" Germany
2007 1st Prize of the CISM-Competition with "Symphonisches Blasorchester Unterpleichfeld" Germany
2008 1st Prize of the "European Conductors Championship" Norwegen
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2009 2nd Prize of the "World Music Conductors Championship" Holland
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2010 1st Prize of the "International Music Festival" with "Symphonisches BLO Unterpleichfeld Switzerland
2010 Culture Prize of the City Fürth Germany
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2011 2nd Prize and Audience-Award for "Infinity" of the "International Composition Contest" Germany
2013 1st Prize of the "German Music Festival" with "Bläserphilharmonie Forchheim" Germany
2015 2nd Prize for "Deep Water Night" of the "Composition Contest NRW" Germany
2016 2nd Prize of the "Flicorno d`Oro" Competition (Superiore) with Bläserphilharmonie Forchheim Germany
2017 Culture Prize of the City Forchheim Germany
2017 1st Prize and Orchestra-Award for "Throne of the North" of the Philharmonic Society Mantzaros Greeze
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2018 2nd Prize for "Snowflake Lullaby" of the "Composition Contest NRW" Germany
2018 3rd Prize of the "German Brass Band Championships" (1. Div.) with Nordbayerische Brass Band Germany
2018 1st Prize of the wind band competition (North Bavaria) with Bläserphilharmonie Forchheim Germany
2019 2nd Prize of the 1st German "Brass Band Entertainment Contest" with Nordbayerische Brass Band Germany
2019 3rd Prize for "Hyperdrive" of the "International Cory Band Composers Prize" Wales
2020 1st Prize of the "Otto-Ditscher Composers Competition" for "Grab your sword and come with me!" Germany
2022 1st Composer, who was commissioned by the German Brass Band Association, to write the
Testpiece for the Championship Division of the "German Brass Band Championships" Germany