Markus Weidmann: a portrait
Markus Weidmann is the first bassoonist to be the subject of a film portrait in the series The Berliner Philharmoniker and their Instruments. Weidmann, who became a member of the orchestra in 1997, was formerly also a student at the Karajan Academy. In this film, the musician talks about the character of the deepest instrument in the woodwind family, as well as about the complicated process of making the mouthpieces by hand.
Due to its range and its tonal character, the bassoon could be described as the cello in the woodwind family. So it is no surprise that Markus Weidmann ranks Bach’s cello suites among his favourite works and regularly uses them for practice purposes. The musician became a member of the orchestra in 1997. In our film portrait, Weidmann – who also plays contrabassoon in Philharmoniker concerts – talks about the making of his mouthpiece, favourite works in the repertoire and his passion for photography.
A film by Torben Jacobsen (2019)
Markus Weidmann
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