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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

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