Jörg Iwer was born in Essen in 1957 and educated in the great tradition of German conductors at the renowned Folkwang Conservatory. During the course of his career he has conducted numerous German orchestras, as well as operas and concerts with resident orchestras in Paris (France), Mesa/Phoenix (USA), Bern and Lugano (Switzerland), Thessaloniki (Greece), Szczecin and has toured with the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra.