MUSIC
Principal Bassoon
Bavarian State Orchestra
A life in opera and orchestra — shaped by listening, timing and shared responsibility.
01 — ORCHESTRA
In the orchestra pit.
As Principal Bassoon of the Bavarian State Orchestra, Moritz Winker works at the intersection of opera, symphonic repertoire and chamber-like ensemble playing.
The orchestra pit demands a particular kind of attention: listening across distance, reacting instantly, supporting voices on stage and shaping long dramatic arcs from within.
02 — SELECTED WORK
Selected performances.
2012
RICHARD STRAUSS
Duett-Concertino
Bayerisches Staatsorchester · Kent Nagano
2017
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6
Münchner Philharmoniker · Valery Gergiev
2018
RICHARD STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier
Carnegie Hall · Kirill Petrenko
2024
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks · Franz Welser-Möst
03 — LISTEN / WATCH
Music in performance.
STORY / SHORT
Meet the bassoon.
Peter and the Wolf
04 — BIOGRAPHY
Moritz Winker
Moritz Winker has been Principal Bassoon of the Bavarian State Orchestra at the Bavarian State Opera since 2009. Based in Munich, his musical life is centred on the opera house — a place where orchestral playing, chamber music and the stage meet every day. He has appeared as a soloist with the Bavarian State Orchestra under Kent Nagano and, in 2024, performed Richard Strauss’s Concertino with Nicola Hattwig and the Munich Symphony Orchestra under Joseph Bastian.
Alongside his work at the Bavarian State Opera, Winker has performed with orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, most recently in Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony under Franz Welser-Möst. Since 2019, he has taught bassoon at the University of Music Würzburg and has given masterclasses in New York, Dresden and São Paulo. His work as a performer and teacher is shaped by the same questions: how sound is created, how technique can become more natural, and how musicians can find greater freedom in demanding situations.
05 — PRESS
Press & media.
Biography, high-resolution photographs and information for press and presenters.
06 — MUSIC & TEACHING
Playing informs teaching.
07 — CONTACT
Performance. Projects. Collaboration.
For performance enquiries, projects and other professional collaborations.