Sebastian Berner
What an accolade – Sebastian Berner won the prestigious Maurice André Competition organised by Ibrahim Maalouf in 2022.
A young trumpeter could not be more honoured! Grandiose musicality, utmost perfection and stylistic confidence are a matter of course for this likeable musician.
On Tour
October 31, 2026 | Bonndorf (with Robert Neumann)
Repertoire
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New Releases
The program features the world premiere of Léon Stekke’s Trumpet Concerto and Charles Koechlin’s Les Chants de Kervéléan, as well as works by Henri Tomasi, Joseph Jongen, and Florent Schmitt. This recording was awarded the Diapason d’Or and the German Record Critics’ Prize.
With his debut CD, Berner also meets the highest expectations. The album Héritage impresses not only with the brilliance of the soloist but also with its cohesive selection of rare Belgian-French repertoire from the 20th century, which sets accents with several world premiere recordings.
For the jury: Norbert Hornig.
Awards
After a 16-year break, the Maurice André Competition was held again for the first time since the death of its founder, Maurice André: Out of more than 100 trumpeters from over 20 countries, who had to interpret classical, baroque, modern and contemporary repertoire in three rounds of the competition, Sebastian Berner was awarded first prize in Paris!
Watch and Listen
Alte Oper Frankfurt | with the hr-Sinfonieorchester
3rd Trumpet Concerto in D major by Johann Wilhelm Hertel
Stuttgart State Opera | with Stuttgart State Orchestra
Variation Movements 1967 by Robert Henderson
Concerto for two trumpets, strings and basso continuo in C major RV 537
recorded 2020 | with Thomas Egler, piano
Press
Music in a State of Grace Another highlight
Alain Altinoglu, the festival director, conducted “his” Frankfurt orchestra, featuring Sebastian Berner, Maurice André Prize winner and trumpeter of the ensemble. The piece? Haydn’s Concerto Hob. VIIe:1, magnificently interpreted with a clear, lyrical sound that was never harsh.
Scénes magazine | Colmar | Pierre Jaquet | September 2025
International Festival Colmar
But the enchantment comes first and foremost from a masterful interpretation of Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto Hob. VIIe:1 (1793) by Sebastian Berner—winner of the Maurice André Prize in 2022, among other accolades, and one of the two solo trumpeters of the hr-Sinfonieorchester. His highly precise and nuanced playing, the gentleness of his attacks, and his round, coppery tone—never harsh or aggressive—captivated the audience. Added to this was a contagious joy (in the finale).
Diapason | Rémy Louis | 8 July, 2025
What an accolade – Sebastian Berner won the prestigious Maurice André Competition organised by Ibrahim Maalouf in 2022.
A young trumpeter could not be more honoured! Grandiose musicality, utmost perfection and stylistic confidence are a matter of course for this likeable musician.
