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Benjamin Comparot Benjamin Comparot (pictured left) began studying the horn at the age of ten with Georg Schmid in Augsburg. At 13, he entered the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in his hometown, where he spent five years training under Jack Meredith, principal horn of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Today, Benjamin is both horn player and manager of the wind quintet OPUS 45, which for many years has collaborated with film and television actor Roman Knižka to present political chamber concerts. These programs have received national recognition and are regularly featured at festivals and concert series across Germany (www.opus-45.de) Markus Meyr-Lischka Markus Meyr-Lischka (picture right) received his first horn lessons at the age of 10 from Siegfried Kern (Philharmonic Orchestra of the City of Augsburg). Six years later he was accepted as a young student at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in his hometown. First in the class of Jack Meredith, later Ralf Springmann (both horn players with the BR Symphony Orchestra). After graduating from high school at St. Stephan, he began his studies at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg with Professor Radovan Vlatkovic and Wilhelm Schwaiger (solo horn player in the Mozarteum orchestra). In 2003 he completed his main studies with an artistic diploma. This was followed by a two-year postgraduate course at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich with Johannes Ritzkowsky (principal horn with the BR Symphony Orchestra). Markus gained a lot of experience in youth and professional orchestras. Tours have taken him to the USA, Iran, France, Italy and China, among others. His main area of responsibility is currently mainly in the instrumental training of children and adolescents. In addition, he makes regular guest appearances with various orchestras in southern Germany and leads the music Society in Gersthofen (Augsburg district). |
