Education
He studied with Fritz Huth at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg and then played principal horn in various orchestras for 12 years, including the Dortmunder Philharmoniker and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
musician musicologist university professor
He studied with Fritz Huth at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg and then played principal horn in various orchestras for 12 years, including the Dortmunder Philharmoniker and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
After starting his musical career as a singer and jazz drummer he switched to horn at the age of 17. Since then he has played on many solo and chamber albums, including "Virtuoso Horn", released in 1994. He has done pioneering work in Baroque music and also in the revival of performance on the natural horn of the classical period.
In 1999, the Historic Brass Society honored him with the Christopher Monk Award for his lifelong contribution to music on old instruments.
Baumann taught at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen for 30 years and at horn conventions around the world.