Jürgen
Ellensohn completed his studies under Prof. Lothar Hilbrand at the Vorarlberg
State Conservatory and Prof. Hans Gansch at the Mozarteum University Salzburg,
graduating with distinction in both programs. His first position as principal
trumpet took him to the Bern Symphony Orchestra in 2003. From 2005 to 2020,
Jürgen Ellensohn held the same position at the Frankfurt Radio Symphony /
hr-Sinfonieorchester. Alongside his orchestral work, he served as a professor
at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory from 2015 to 2019, having previously
taught as a lecturer at the University of the Arts Bern and as a visiting
lecturer at the Frankfurt/Main and Mainz Music Universities. In the winter
semester of 2019/20, Jürgen Ellensohn was appointed professor of trumpet at the
Würzburg University of Music. Since 2022, he has also been a professor at the
Stella Vorarlberg Private Music University. In 2014, he completed his studies
as an Academic Mental Coach at the University of Salzburg, sharing this
knowledge with numerous musicians over the years, including serving as the
mental coach for the orchestra academy of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony until
2019 and conducting numerous workshops in Austria, Germany, Switzerland,
Liechtenstein, and Italy. As a soloist, he has performed with a variety of
significant orchestras, appearing in many countries and at various festivals,
working with conductors such as Kirill Petrenko, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and
Matthias Pintscher. He is passionately devoted to chamber music, being a member
of groups such as Pro Brass, The Philharmonic Brass, and Martin Grubinger &
The Percussive Planet Ensemble.