Hans-Martin Linde studied flute with Gustav Scheck and choral conducting and
composition with Konrad Lechner at the Freiburg Conservatory. After completing
his studies he worked as a flute teacher and choral conductor in his home town.
At this time he became interested in playing the recorder and the flauto
traverso flute.

In 1955 he embarked on a long period of work with the Westdeutscher Rundfunk
(West German Radio) in Cologne, involving regular chamber music recordings and
an appointment as flautist and later as conductor with the Capella Basiliensis
in Basel.

From 1976 to 1979 Hans-Martin Linde was head of the senior department of the
Musik Akadamie der Stadt Basel. From 1979 to 1995 he ran a choral conducting
class, taught performance practice and directed the Academy’s choirs. Besides
his
international career as a flutist (including several recordings, CD and Vinyl),
he has
increasingly been working as a conductor.