Matthias Schurr

Matthias Schurr was born in the Swabian town of Ehingen (Donau) and completed his bachelor studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Prof. Andreas Boettger, Erich Trog and Guido Marggrander. Currently, he is getting his master’s with Prof. Franz Schindlbeck and Prof. Rainer Seegers at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin.
He gained musical experience with a multitude of sound bodies, like for example the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Hanover State Symphony Orchestra and Elbtonal.
During 2017 and 2019, Matthias Schurr was a member of the Orchestra Academy of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra and subsequently had a temporary contract there. After his post as solo percussionist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hansestadt Lübeck, Matthias Schurr moved to the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, where he plays as solo percussionist since August of 2022.