After studying at the music academies in Cologne and Münster
and at the universities of Bonn and Cologne, Karl Kaiser made an outstanding name for himself as a soloist on the transverse flute, as a chamber and orchestral musician specializing in historical performance practice, and as a teacher of historical flutes.
Karl Kaiser served as principal flutist of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra for nearly 30 years. With this ensemble, he performed 18th- and 19th-century music in the world’s major concert halls for decades. Solo CDs featuring works by Telemann, Bach, Johann Christian Bach, and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach document this work.
After a wide range of further inspiring experiences with soloists, chamber music groups, and orchestras, he now focuses on a few complementary ensembles.
Karl Kaiser is the principal flutist of La Stagione Frankfurt under the direction of Michael Schneider and can be heard on CDs featuring flute concertos by Telemann, Abel, Graun, Leclair, Vivaldi, and Holzbauer.
He is a flutist with the Camerata Köln, which performs worldwide and has released more than 50 CDs documenting a large part of Baroque and Classical chamber music.
Karl Kaiser is a flutist with the Ardinghello Ensemble, which specializes in Classical and Romantic chamber music. Their CDs are released by MDG, CPO, and Brillant Classics. Rarely performed works by Romberg, Ries, Gyrowetz, and Danzi are just as much a part of his repertoire as those by Beethoven and Mozart (Diapason d’Or for the CD featuring the flute quartets).
Karl Kaiser served as a professor of historical flutes at the music academies in Frankfurt and Freiburg for nearly 30 years. Today, he regularly passes on his experience to the younger generation through master classes.
His instructional book *Basiswissen Barockmusik* was published by con brio.
In 2014, he published his book *Principes de la flûte*, on the teachings of Jacques Hotteterre, with Walhall.
New editions complement his pedagogical activities.
