Wolfgang Katschner

Wolfgang Katschner studied guitar at the Hanns Eisler High School for Music in Berlin and lute at the High School for Music and Theatrical Arts in Frankfurt am Main. Following an engagement at the Schwerin Theater, he has worked as a freelance musician since 1984. His posts have included that of manager and dramaturg for the Schütz Academy as well as a professor of lute and guitar at the Music High Schools of Berlin and Dresden. Today much of his artistic work is with the Lautten Compagney and Capella Angelica ensembles. In recent years he has also figured more and more as a conductor, enjoying great success in that role.