Michael von Schönermark

Michael von Schönermark was born in Berlin. At the age of 12 he started playing the bassoon and studied under Prof. Klaus Thunemann from 2000 to 2004 at the “Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler” in Berlin.
In January 2004, at the age of 22, Michael von Schönermark was appointed Principal Bassoonist of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Since August 2015 he has been Principal Bassoonist of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. He is professor for bassoon at the Hochschule Luzern where he started teaching in 2017. Michael is also a member of the Quadriga Bassoon Ensemble.
At the “Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD München” in 2002, Michael von Schönermark was awarded the Theodor Rogler Foundation Special Award. In 2003, he won the “Schleswig Holstein-Musikfestivals” advancement prize.
From 2000 until 2004 he held the scholarship “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”, and from 2003 until 2006 the Villa Musica Foundation scholarship.
As a soloist, Michael von Schönermark has appeared with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Münchener Kammerochester, the Konzerthaus Kammerorchester
and the Thüringer Sinfoniker. As chamber musician he regularly participates at festivals like the Schwetzinger Festspielen, the Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival, the Davos Festival, the MDR
Musiksommer and the Solsberg Festival.
His recording of the bassoon concerto by Andrzej Panufnik with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin conducted by Lukasz Borowicz (released in 2013) was awarded the ICMA Special Achievement Award in 2015.