Moritz von Woellwarth

Moritz von Woellwarth is a German trombonist, composer and cultural organiser whose training encompasses visual communication, jazz trombone and interdisciplinary art. He studied at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg and music institutions in Stuttgart and Mannheim, combining performance with an interest in composition, film and the visual arts.

His musical projects include Beside the Cage, a quintet dedicated to collective improvisation, and the Abstract Orchester, for which he has composed since 2004. Von Woellwarth directed music schools in Altensteig and Ellwangen and, in 2021, became director of the Schloss Kapfenburg academy. He has also written film music and commissioned works for artistic and industrial projects.

On Creative Sources, Moritz von Woellwarth is credited on beside the cage (CS076).