Ernst Ottensamer

Ernst Ottensamer ( born October 5, 1955 in Wallern at the Trattnach, Upper Austria ) is an Austrian clarinetist.

Life

Ernst Ottensamer is considered one of the most important clarinetists of the country Austria. He studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and completed his diploma with distinction. In 1979 he was hired as a clarinetist in the Vienna Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. Since 1983 he has held the position of principal clarinet there.

In 2000, he received a professorship at the University of Music in Vienna, where he has worked as a teacher since 1986. Otten Samer artistic career distinguished by an extensive chamber music and solo career. He founded several chamber music ensembles, including the Viennese virtuoso, composed of soloists of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Wind Ensemble and the Viennese trio of soloists. Solo concerts he gave, inter alia, and many others with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, the people of Budapest Philharmonic, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Japan Philharmonic

Ernst Ottensamer is the father of two sons, Daniel and Andrew Ottensamer Ottensamer, which are also both clarinetists.

Others

Ottensamer is also a member of the Vienna Philharmonic football clubs FK- WPH.