Hajo Wienroth

Founder of the ensemble „Le Chardon”.

Study at the University of Oldenburg (modern flute).

Study at the Akademie für Alte Musik Bremen (traversflute and keyed flute with Marten Root.)

Masterclasses with Wilbert Hazelzet, Lisa Beznosiuk and Barthold Kuijken.

1995/96 principal flautist of the “European Baroque Orchestra”.

Worked together with Reinhard Goebel, Roy Goodman and Jos van Veldhoven.

1995 CD recording of Simon Heighes´ reconstruction of the St. Mark´s Passion by Bach.

Concerts in radio and TV as soloist and principal flautist in many European and non- European countries(Germany (WDR, Radio Bremen), Spain, England, Italy, France, Belgium, Denmark, Chec Republic, Poland, Slovenia)..

Since 1994 construction of handcrafted traversflutes.

1998 Recordings for Radio Bremen of largely unknown Sonatas composed by the Bach-pupil J.A. Scheibe .

Edition of a largely unknown collection of flute sonatas composed by Antoine Mahaut , 1999 at Broekmans en van Poppel in Amsterdam, 1997 CD recording of this collection.

1999: Rudolf Kelber´s CD recording of another reconstruction of the St. Mark´s Passion by Bach in Hamburg.

2000: recording of a Londoner Trio by Haydn at the WDR.

2003: chambermusic CD of wellknown and unknown music by Georg Phillipp Telemann among others with the title „Die Luft ertönt vom Schalle”

2007 CD with works by J.A. Scheibe, C.P.E. Bach and M. Clementi, together with Winfried Dahlke.

2007 CD with Haydn Trios and Divertimenti, together with Simon Standage (violin) and Julianne Borsodi (cello)

2007 CD Arias by J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel for counter and orchestra together with rediscovered concertos and doubleconcertos for flute, oboe and violin by Quantz, Fasch, Telemann. Soloists: Maarten Engeltjes counter, Hajo Wienroth traversflute, Mark Baigent oboe and Simon Standage violin.

With this CD production: live recording by NDR of a concert at the International Musikfest in Seelze broadcasted on 6. Juli 2007.

2008 CD with quartets by J.B. Viotti, together with Hajo Wienroth (keyed flute), Simon Standage (violin), Huw Daniel (viola) and Poppy Walshaw (cello).

2008 CD „Bleibt ihr Engel, bleibt bei mir...” Cantatas and arias by J.S. Bach. Markus Brutscher tenor, Hajo Wienroth traversflute, Mark Baigent oboe.

Hajo Wienroth owns some original flutes by Johann Gottlieb Streitwolf and anonymous flute builders from the early 19th century, he uses them for recording classical and romantical music. Baroque music he performs on a copy crafted by himself.