ABOUT

Recorder player and harpsichordist Mathis Wolfer performs internationally at renowned festivals such as Bachfest Leipzig, Grafenegg Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, MITO Festival Milan, AMUZ Flanders, and the Pierre Boulez Saal. Recordings of his performances have been broadcast by Deutschlandfunk, SWR, WDR, and ORF.

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As a soloist, he has appeared with ensembles including Capricornus Consort Basel, La Risonanza Barockorchester, and the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra.

 

Enthusiastic about both early and contemporary music, he regularly performs with various chamber music ensembles, such as ensemble feuervogel and Apollos Cabinet. He is equally passionate about historically informed performance practice as about collaborating with composers and premiering contemporary works. In addition, he regularly performs as a continuo player in oratorios with ensembles such as Capriccio Barockorchester. Broadcast features (including Atelier neuer Musik, Deutschlandfunk) and CD recordings provide insight into his artistic activities.

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At the 2025 German Music Competition he was awarded the scholarship, the Concert Promotion Programme, and the Special Prize for Early Music. Among his other distinctions are the La Risonanza EMSA Award, first prizes at the Open Recorder Days Amsterdam, second prize at the prestigious MOECK/SRP Recorder Solo Competition in London, as well as prizes at the Van Wassenaer Competition in Utrecht and from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben. He is also a scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and has received scholarships from the Kulturakademie Baden-Württemberg.

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After studying with Prof. Jean-Christophe Dijoux and Prof. Stefan Temmingh at Freiburg University of Music, Mathis Wolfer is currently continuing his studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Beginning in the winter semester 2025/26, he teaches at Freiburg University of Music.