Show Notes
Max Volbers is one of the most versatile young musicians in the field of early music. He’s a recorder player, a harpsichordist and now a conductor.
He’s a representative of the sound worlds of the 17th and 18th centuries, when musicians mastered several instruments without question.
He also devotes himself to new music and regularly works with composers on commissioned compositions.
Max has performed in major concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonie, the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Elbphilharmonie, the KKL Luzern, the Casa da Musica Porto, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, the Vienna Konzerthaus, and the Philharmonie de Paris.
In addition to his concert activities, Max teaches at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and at various master classes.
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