Christian Ehwald

Christian Ehwald (born 1953 in Eberswalde) is a German conductor and academic teacher.

Ehwald studied at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" with the conductor Horst Förster from 1973 to 1978.

In 2002, he received an appointment at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" and at the same time took over the direction of the university orchestra.

His students won several 1st prizes at important international competitions: Ehwald has worked frequently with the Staatsoper Berlin and the Gewandhaus Leipzig Orchestra]and has toured with the Berlin Staatskapelle to England, Australia and New Zealand.

They have two daughters: music journalist Mascha Drost and pianist Natalia Ehwald.