Jürgen Ellensohn teaches in Munich
The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (HMTM) has appointed Jürgen Ellensohn, former principal trumpet of the Bern Symphony Orchestra, as professor of trumpet.
According to the HMTM, Jürgen Ellensohn has most recently held a professorship at the Würzburg University of Music since 2019. He also taught as a professor at the Stella Vorarlberg Private University for Music (2022-2023) and at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory (2015-2019).
Jürgen Ellensohn was principal trumpet with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester) for 15 years. He held the same position with the Bern Symphony Orchestra from 2003 to 2005. To this day, he is a guest in many orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. He has also appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras, working with conductors such as Kirill Petrenko, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Matthias Pintscher.
