The Münchner Horntrio (Munich Horn Trio)
Johannes Dengler, natural horn & double horn | Markus Wolf, violin | Julian Riem, piano


Johannes Dengler, principal hornist of the Bavarian State Orchestra
Born in Traunstein (Upper Bavaria) in 1973, studied the French horn under Josef Crump, Karl Kolbinger, and Johannes Ritzkowsky. He has been principal horn player of the Bavarian State Orchestra since 1993. In 1999 he was awarded the Culture Prize of the city of Traunstein, and in 2004 he was awarded the honorary Bavarian title of "Kammervirtuoso".

Markus Wolf, first concertmaster of the Bavarian State Orchestra
Born in Vienna in 1962, Markus Wolf became first concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 1987 and has been first concertmaster at the Bavarian State Opera since 1989. In 1981 he founded the "Vienna Beethoven Trio" with whom he made eleven CD recordings. From 1997 to 2002 he was guest concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra. Since 2005 he has held his own violin class at the Musikhochschule in Munich, and in 2000 was awarded the honorary title of "Bayerischer Kammervirtuose."

Julian Riem, piano
Born in Munich in 1973, studied under Michael Schäfer (Munich), Michel Béroff (Paris), and under Rudolf Buchbinder (Basel). Julian Riem has won international piano competitions in Modena, Madrid and Florence. He performs regularly in Europe, Japan and the USA as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles and as an accompanist of Lieder. He holds a teaching appointment at the Musikhochschule in Munich and at the Leopold Mozart Centre in Augsburg.