Dr. Harald Eggebrecht studied literature, musicology and fine arts in Munich and Berlin. From 1981-87 he was cultural editor at NDR (North German Radio). Presently he works as a freelance author for the "Süddeutsche Zeitung".
He is a jury member on various literary panels (e.g. the Journalism Prize of the Bavarian capital of Munich) and international music competitions (e.g. Louis Spohr Competition Weimar; the Classic Prize of Austria – GRADUS AD PARNASSUM, Vienna; ARD Competition Munich; Mendelssohn Competition, Berlin; Joseph Joachim Competition, Hannover; Leopold Mozart Competition, Augsburg; Zhuhai Mozart Competition, China; Guadagnini Competition, Stuttgart). Moderator of Musical Lectures at Göttinger Literaturherbst. His lectures are in high demand (e.g. Mozarteum, Salzburg; Franz-Liszt Music School, Weimar; Heidelberg Spring, Nymphenburg Summer; Carl Flesch Academy, Baden Baden). Harald Eggebrecht has also written a number of books about literature, arts and music (e.g. about Goethe, Karl May, Péter Esterházy, Ernst Augustin, Christoph Ransmayr, Sergiu Celibidache, Ludwig II., Henri Rousseau, Philipp Otto Runge, Stefan Moses, Else Bechteler), among them, "Great Violinists", and "Great Cellists" acclaimed standard reference.