Walter Hilgers is a Germantuba player and conductor. He performs worldwide as orchestral musician, soloist, academic music teacher, arranger and conductor.
Studies
1976-1978 Studies at the "University School of Music and Dance Cologne, Institute Aachen” - Tuba, Double Bass and Piano
• Since 2016 Honorary 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
CD-Recordings
• As Conductor: • Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie Mahler, Symphony No.5 • Tritonus Wimares Works by Igor Stravinsky: i.a. Dumbarton Oaks, Pulcinella-Suite, Suites for small Orchestra Works by Ervin Schulhoff: i.a. Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Double Concerto for Flute, Piano, Strings and 2 Horns • Košice State Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovakia Josef Strauss Edition, Vol. 19 Hymne an die Nacht - Meditative music for Horn and Orchestra “Die Harfe” • Europe Festival Orchestra Fandango – „Die Gitarre“ Tastenfieber – „Das Klavier“ • 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 – Solist: Siegfried Jung • Numerous CD recordings as Soloist and member of German Brass
