Junge Sinfonie Köln with the Hässy Brothers

About this episode

Gareth Houston interviews Alexander and Sebastian Hässy about their experiences with the Junge Sinfonie Köln and their family's musical legacy.

Having joined the Junge Sinfonie Köln orchestra myself almost a year ago, I’m thrilled to finally get Alexander and Sebastian Hässy on the podcast. Alex is the principal oboe, Sebastian is the principal bassoon/conductor and they’re both the sons of the orchestra’s founder, composer and local legend Gunter Hässy. They talk to me all about the orchestra, professionalism vs hobby playing, legacy and if Kölsch is better than Guinness. Grma x Find out all about the Hässy’s and their projects here: https://www.edition-haessy.com/ Inline G Merch ⭐️ www.Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing up to the Patreon helps let this podcast reach new heights, if you can afford it. You'll also get to ask questions to upcoming guests as well as get early access to some episodes. Or if you'd rather not spend money, subscribing to my YouTube channel and following me on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok is a HUGE way to support the podcast. It'll cost you nothing, and it really makes a difference to the algorithm gods. So please interact however you can; like, comment, or subscribe, and help keep this podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Gareth Houston

Guests: Alexander Hässy, Sebastian Hässy

Topics covered

• orchestral music
• professionalism in music
• family legacy
• music genres
• interviews with musicians

Keywords

• Junge Sinfonie Köln
• Hässy Brothers
• Gunter Hässy
• orchestra
• music professionalism
• Kölsch
• Guinness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Junge Sinfonie Köln

Products: Guinness, Kölsch

Books & works: Mozart, Höhner Classic, The Hässy’s Children’s Book

More episodes of The Inline G Flute Podcast

• The Patriarchy and The Flute Community · June 11, 2026 · 29 min
• Traverso and Vino Bianco with Darina Ablogina · June 5, 2026 · 60 min
• Gold vs Silver and Rude Germans · May 28, 2026 · 30 min
• Musician's Therapy with Heather O'Donnell · May 21, 2026 · 1h 7m
• Eurovision Politics with Tir na Rogue · May 13, 2026 · 1h 8m
• Inside Flute Forum · May 7, 2026 · 36 min