Stefan Herrling

Stefan Herrling received his first violin lessons from his father when he was seven. At the age of 17, he began studying with Jörg-Wolfgang Jahn at the Karlsruhe Music Academy. After graduating with a degree in orchestral performance, he studied with Kurt Sassmannshaus and Dorothy DeLay at the College Conservatory in Cincinnati, USA. In addition to chamber music studies with the LaSalle String Quartet and the Tokyo String Quartet, he completed these studies with an Artist Diploma degree. After that he studied with Max Speermann in Würzburg, attaining a performance master’s degree. His first professional engagement took him to the Hanover State Theatre; since 1992 he has been a member of the first violin section at the Philharmonic State Orchestra.