Jörg Faßmann

Jörg Faßmann, born in Dessau in 1966, received his first violin lessons at the age of five. He made his debut as a soloist with an orchestra at the age of nine. He studied the violin from 1983 to 1989 at the Leipzig Academy of Music in the masterclass of Gustav Schmahl and Klaus Hertel and in Dresden with Reinhard Ulbricht. He has also won prizes at international violin competitions.

Jörg Faßmann has been a member of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden since 1987, where he became deputy
1st concertmaster in 1989. In addition to his orchestral activities, he has been a member of the Dresdner StreichTrio since 1995, with whom he has performed extensively in Europe and overseas as well as numerous CD productions.

He has also worked with the pianist Gunther Anger for many years and has performed at numerous chamber music festivals and regularly at the Semperoper Dresden. He has been a guest soloist with various German orchestras and has performed with them in Italy and Asia, among other places.

Jörg Faßmann has also taught at the Dresden University of Music since 1991. In 2009, he also took on a masterclass at the Conservartorio Real Superior in Granada. In the same year, he was invited to give concerts and workshops at the University of Wisconsin.