Julien Meisenzahl, born in 1990 in Karlsruhe, is a composer, conductor, and secondary school teacher based in Stuttgart. After graduating from Helmholtz-Gymnasium Karlsruhe, he initially pursued a teaching degree in mathematics and computer science in Heidelberg. He later went on to study school music and complete a master’s degree in wind band conducting at the Stuttgart University of Music, earning top marks in both final examinations.
His musical work focuses primarily on the symphonic wind orchestra. Since 2018, he has been the conductor of the Kreisjugendblasorchester Esslingen, with which he achieved first place with a gold award in the Grade 5 division at the World Youth Music Festival 2024 in Zurich.
As a composer, he has received multiple international awards, including a finalist position at the renowned NBA / William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest (2020) and first prize at the WASBE Composition Competition 2022 in the top division.
Other notable milestones include the commission and premiere of a work for the 300th anniversary of the City of Karlsruhe (2015), and performances of his compositions by leading ensembles such as the Baden-Württemberg Youth Wind Orchestra under Franco Hänle (2023), the Swabian Youth Wind Orchestra under Toni Scholl (2019) and Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant (2025), and the Prague Castle Guard Symphonic Band under Col. Jiří Kubík at the Žofín Palace in Prague (2022).
