About Albrecht Meyer:

NY Times Article: "Among Oboists, a Mutual Admiration Society" 12/3/09

In demand internationally, Albrecht Mayer has succeeded like no other in rescuing the oboe from the sidelines of the orchestra pit, already having been awarded the Echo Klassik prize for his colorful and versatile discography. His playing is characterized by a particularly warm sound, vocalistic phrasing and a compelling multifariousness. Beginning his career in 1990 as solo oboist with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, he received an offer from the Berlin Philharmonic only two years later. Ever since, Albrecht has worked internationally as a soloist. He is particularly fascinated by the idea of transcribing vocal works or pieces for other instruments to lend them the voice of the oboe. He released Lieder ohne Worte – Bach-Transkriptionen für Oboe und Orchester at the end of August 2003, an album that instantly reached the number two spot in the German classical music charts.

Purchase Orpheus' classic complete recording of Eight Instrumental Miniatures on a disc with the Pulcinella Suite and Dumbarton Oaks.

Purchase Albrecht Mayer's of Romantic oboe concertos of the twentieth century, released by Cavalli Records.

Notes on a trip through Austria...

"I love cuisine from around the world, and, traveling with Orpheus in Europe and Asia, I am frequently able to indulge my wide-ranging tastes. But there is one food that I absolutely must have whenever I can, and that is the knödel—a delicious, tennis-ball size dumpling that is unique to the Austrian cooking tradition. This craving for knödel is perhaps a last vestige of my Austrian roots. As a matter of fact, it has been one of my “missions” to find the best knödel money can buy—and I am still hunting.... I remember a tour to Austria in which I dragged my Orpheus viola colleague Nardo Poy to a regular feast of potato knödel served with martinigansl, a scrumptious goose dish native to Burgenland, with some Blaufränkisch wine to wash it down. It was absolutely delicious, and I converted him into a real knödel lover. However, when eating a knödel (or four), it’s best to take the rest of the day off for a long nap—instead of rushing off to play a two-hour orchestra concert. Ever since, I have scheduled my taste-testing excursions after concerts, which just means that there is more time to savor the knödel—so, all is well."
     -Christof Huebner
      Orpheus violist & Artistic Director