Philipp Hertkorn began learning to play the clarinet from his father, aged five. He also received piano lessons from his mother and percussion lessons at the local music school. Even before going to music college, he won several first prizes at national level in the Jugend musiziert competition. He also won third prize in the Wetzlar Clarinet Competition. He gained his first orchestral experience with the local youth band in his home town on Lake Constance. Since the autumn term of 2021, Philipp Hertkorn has been studying with Kilian Herold at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. He has also completed numerous masterclasses, including experiences with Wenzel Fuchs, Harri Maki and François Benda, Sharon Kam and Sebastian Manz.
Philipp Hertkorn performed as a soloist with the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock as part of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival in summer 2022. He was also a scholarship holder of the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation and the Helene Rosenberg Foundation, both of which support highly talented students. Since summer 2023, he has been a permanent member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, which regularly performs in concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie, the Berlin and Köln Philharmonie and the Alte Oper Frankfurt.
