Horst Hildebrandt, born in Marburg (Germany), completed violin studies in Freiburg (Germany) and London, and studied medicine in Freiburg. He has furthered his training in movement therapy, dispokinesis, mental training, and pain therapy. He is a member of the German National Youth Orchestra and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie. He has worked as a violinist in opera and radio orchestras. He is the first violinist of the Hilaros Quartet, the Ensemble Aisthesis, and various orchestras. From 1988, he was a violinist and violist with the Ensemble Aventure Freiburg for over 30 years. He has taught for many years at music schools, as well as at music academies and professional orchestras. He has been the head of the Music Physiology/Music and Preventive Medicine department at the Zurich University of the Arts (since 1997) and the Basel University of Music (since 1999). His areas of expertise include teaching and research in psychophysiology, prevention, and health promotion. He is the director of the MAS continuing education program in Music Physiology at the Zurich University of the Arts. Founder and management team member of the Zurich Center for Musicians (ZZM) and the Swiss University Center for Music Physiology (SHZM).