Jörg Brückner, born in Leipzig in 1971, began his musical education at the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere in Weimar, where he studied from 1985 to 1989. From 1989 to 1992, he continued his studies at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar with Professors Reiner Heimbuch and Karl Biehlig, as well as with Prof. Hermann Märker in Leipzig.

His professional orchestral career began in 1992 with the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, where he served as Third Horn until 1997 under the direction of Kurt Masur. From 1997 to 2008, Jörg Brückner was Principal Horn of the Dresden Philharmonic. In 2008, he joined the Munich Philharmonic as Principal Horn, a position he held until 2019, performing under renowned chief conductors including Christian Thielemann, Lorin Maazel and Valery Gergiev.

As a soloist, Jörg Brückner has appeared with ensembles including the Munich Philharmonic, the Dresden Philharmonic, the Bach Orchestra Leipzig and the Dresden Chamber Orchestra.

He has also appeared as guest principal horn with numerous internationally renowned orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, the Orchestre National de France and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich.

He enjoys a particularly close international collaboration with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, where he regularly appears as Guest Principal Horn. Jörg Brückner is also a member of the Saito Kinen Orchestra and the Mito Chamber Orchestra in Japan.

Since 2006, Jörg Brückner has been Professor of Horn at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, where he combines his extensive experience as a principal horn player in leading international orchestras with his commitment to training the next generation of professional horn players.