Anna-Marie Schäfer

Anna-Marie Schäfer is a versatile saxophonist and teacher specialising in chamber music and contemporary music. She holds a teaching post in saxophone and methodology/didactics at the University of Music and Theatre Munich. She also serves as a confidant.

From 2023 to 2026, she was the tenor saxophonist with the Arcis Saxophone Quartet, with whom she performed internationally and at renowned festivals, including in the USA, India and the United Arab Emirates; festivals included the Tanglewood Festival, the AUDI Summer Concerts, the Ludwigsburg
Castle Festival, and many more. She contributed to the CD recording ‘Quirky Nightclub Chronicles’. The ensemble has been awarded numerous prizes.

In 2017, she founded the Eternum Saxophone Quartet. As a soprano saxophonist, she performed in concerts across Europe until 2023 and recorded the CD ‘Voyages’ with the ensemble. The quartet was a prize-winner at the August Everding Competition in Munich. In addition, she performs with, amongst others, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne.

For Anna-Marie Schäfer, the promotion of new music is central to her work. She has awarded composition commissions for solo and chamber music works to, amongst others, Konstantia Gourzi and Helena Cánovas. She has taken part in numerous world premieres and radio recordings for BR, WDR, Deutschlandfunk, etc.

Alongside her work at the university, she has gained valuable experience in instrumental teaching at various music schools, which she now passes on to her students, ranging from beginner lessons to preparation for higher education.