Marc Engelhardt

Prof. Marc Engelhardt (born 1961) is a distinguished German bassoonist and educator. He serves as Dean of Faculty II and holds a full-time professorship at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts, where he has led the bassoon program since 1998. A renowned performer, he has played with major orchestras across Europe, Asia, and the Americas under conductors like Claudio Abbado and Leonard Bernstein.

• Studied with Günter Pfitzenmaier (Cologne) and Klaus Thunemann (Hanover)
• First principal bassoonist in Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra (1986)
• Teaching career spanning since mid-1990s at Saarbrücken and Stuttgart institutions

As an educator, his pedagogical approach has produced award-winning bassoonists now performing globally. His chamber music collaborations include the Linos Ensemble and trumpeter Matthias Höfs. International masterclasses and adjudication roles at competitions (Germany, Poland, Japan, USA, etc.) demonstrate his global influence.

Notable affiliations include:

• Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
• Hamburg State Opera
• Stuttgart Academy
• German Council of Science and Humanities (reviewer)

His performance repertoire spans classical works (Vivaldi, Mozart, Weber) to contemporary premieres. Students from his class have secured positions in orchestras such as:

• SWR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart
• Deutsche Oper Berlin
• Harbin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Bamberg Symphony
• Ensemble Modern