Andreas Wilhelm (born 3 February 1947) is a German composer and pianist.
He was educated in the Kapellmeister class of Rudolf Neuhaus at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden from 1965 to 1970.
With the topic of his diploma thesis "The early ballets of Igor Stravinsky (The Firebird, Petrushka, Le Sacre du Printemps) he obtained his state examination with distinction.
Just one year later, in 1971, he had his first opera conducting engagement at the Semperoper in The School of Women by Rolf Liebermann.
[1] In 1971, Wilhelm also began teaching accompaniment at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden, a post he held with few interruptions until 1995.
From 1970 to 1972 he also gained professional experience as a pianist and harpsichordist in Kurt Masur's orchestra with the Dresden Philharmonic.
In 1984, Hans-Joachim Hoffmann, Ministry of Culture (GDR) [de], appointed Andreas Wilhelm as Music Director.
In 1986, he became chief conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra and musical director of the Kleist Theater.
His first guest conductorships, Tales of Hoffmann and Die Kluge, took him to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 1990.
Wilhelm's special commitment in the years from 2008 to 2016 was the recording of all works for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach for a CD edition.
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata, Der Troubadour, Rigoletto, Don Carlos.
Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme, Madame Butterfly, Der Mantel.
Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor.
Paul Hindemith: Sinfonie Mathis der Maler, Sinfonische Metamorphosen.
Igor Strawinsky: Feuervogel, Petruschka, Jeu de cartes, Sinfonie in 3 Sätzen.