Wally Hase | 5-6.11.2026

Wally Hase - Born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Wally Hase was student of Prof. Karl Friedrich Mess. In 1986 she began her studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, following a scholarship that took her to the World Youth Orchestra in the USA. She later continued her studies with Prof. Jean-Claude Gérard and Prof. Aurčle Nicolet. 

As a member of the Ludwigsburg Festival Orchestra, she toured China, Japan and South America. In 1989 she performed in New Zealand at the Festival of the Arts, and in 1990 she was awarded a scholarship by the Richard Wagner Society Bayreuth. From 1990 to 1993 she performed with Ensemble 13 Karlsruhe and the Bach Collegium Stuttgart under the direction of Helmuth Rilling. 

Before completing her studies, at the age of 22, she became principal flute of the Staatskapelle Weimar, a position she held until 2009. Since 2008 she has maintained a close collaboration with the Camerata Salzburg, becoming its principal flutist in 2013. 

As a solo flutist she has worked with Cappella Andrea Barca under the direction of Sir András Schiff, with the Staatskapelle Dresden, and with the symphony orchestras of SWR, MDR and WDR. 

Alongside her solo career, she is deeply committed to chamber music, performing with Trio Lobkowitz Wien, in duo with guitarist Thomas Müller-Pering, and with the Mandelring Quartett. Literary-musical projects titled “Musik & Lyric” connect her with Jan Philipp Reemtsma. Her recordings have been awarded the German Record Critics’ Prize (2006) and the Leopold Prize (2007). 

In 2000 she was appointed Professor of flute at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar. From 2014 to 2018 she held a visiting professorship at the Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie. Since October 2018 she has been Professor of flute at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. 

An extensive international concert career with recitals, concerto appearances and chamber music, numerous radio and CD recordings, and international jury engagements document the breadth of her artistic work. 

Wally Hase is a Haynes Artist and performs on a silver flute by Wm. S. Haynes (Boston).