Matthias von Hintzenstern studied cello and viola da gamba at the Conservatories in Weimar and Leipzig. He was one of the founding members of the Ensemble für Intuitive Musik Weimar in 1980. In the same year he became a soloist of the Philharmonic Orchestra in Gera. He held a grant from the Künstlerhaus in Boswil, Switzerland (1983). Since 1984 he has performed in many European countries. In 1992 he founded the Youth Chamber Orchestra 'Kühdorf'.