Walter Hilgers (born 1959 in Stolberg, West Germany) is a German tuba player and conductor. He performs worldwide as orchestral musician, soloist, academic music teacher, arranger and conductor.
Walter Hilgers (born 1959 in Stolberg, West Germany) is a German tuba player and conductor. He performs worldwide as orchestral musician, soloist, academic music teacher, arranger and conductor.
• Since 2016 Honorar
Artistic Director and Permanent Invited Conductor of the "PAUL CONSTANTINESCU" Philharmonic Orchestra Ploieşti
• 2017-2020 Chief Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial de Santa Fé/Argentina
• 2007-2014 Principal Guest Conductor of the State Philharmonic Orchestra Banatul/Timişoara
• Guest conducting engagements:
• Orquesta Sinfónica Montevideo/Uruguay
• Orquesta Sinfónica del Sodre, Montevideo/Uruguay
• Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Buenos Aires/Argentina
• Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires/Argentina
• Orquesta Sinfónica Santa Fé/Argentina
• Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá/Colombia
• St. Petersburg State Academic Capella Orchestra/Russia
• Radio Chamber Orchestra Bucharest/Romania
• Radio Symphony Orchester Bucharest/Romania
• George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra Bucharest/Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra "Banatul", Timişoara/Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Cluj/ Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Iaşi/ Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Arad/ Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Sibiu/Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Târgu Mureş/ Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Oradea/ Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Craiova/ Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Bacău/ Romania
• Philharmonic Orchestra Ploieşti/Romania
• Philharmonic Orchestra Piteşti/Romania
• Philharmonic Orchestra Muntenia/Târgoviste/Romania
• State Philharmonic Orchestra Košice/Slovakia
• Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb/Croatia
• Nice Philharmonic Orchestra/France
• International Youth Orchestra Academy
• Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt/Germany
• Leipzig Symphony Orchestra/Germany
• Munich Radio Orchestra/Germany
• Orchestra of the Nationaltheater Mannheim
• Chamber Concerts as a Conductor
• Bavarian State Opera Munich/Germany • Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg/Germany • German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken- Kaiserslautern/Germany • Mecklenburg State Orchestra Schwerin/Germany • Tritonus Wimares/Germany • Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra/Qatar • Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra/South Korea • Orquesta de Valencia/Spain • SODRE Orquesta Montevideo/Uruguay
• As Conductor:
• Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie
Mahler, Symphony No.5 (1996)
• Tritonus Wimares
Works by Igor Stravinsky: i.a. Dumbarton Oaks, Pulcinella-Suite, Suites for small Orchestra (MDG 1996) Works by Ervin Schulhoff: i.a. Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Double Concerto for Flute, Piano, Strings and 2 Horns (MDG 2000)
• Košice State Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovakia
Josef Strauss Edition, Vol. 19 (MARCOPOLO 2000) Hymne an die Nacht - Meditative music for Horn and Orchestra (Herder Verlag 2000) "Die Harfe" (Kreuz Verlag 2001)
• Europe Festival Orchestra
Fandango – "Die Gitarre" (Kreuz Verlag 2001) Tastenfieber – "Das Klavier" (Kreuz Verlag 2001)
• Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt/Germany
Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams: i.a. Tuba - Concerto and Symphony No.5 As Soloist and Conductor
• Orchestra of the Nationaltheater Mannheim
Works for Solo Tuba - und Orchester (2017) – Soloist: Siegfried Jung
• Numerous CD recordings as Soloist and member of German Brass
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