Andreas Ottensamer
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Andreas Ottensamer is an Austria
n clarinet
ist.
with Johann Hindler
. Ottensamer is also enrolled as a student at Harvard University
in the United States. Ottensamer first gained his orchestral experience as substitute clarinet in the Vienna State Opera
and the Vienna Philharmonic and is a former member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
. In October 2009 Andreas Ottensamer was a fellow of the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic. From July 2010 to February 2011 he was solo clarinetist of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
and since March 2011 he fills the position of solo clarinet with the Berlin Philharmonic.
The first prize winner of several competitions with the instruments of clarinet, piano and cello, Ottensamer has performed as soloist and chamber musician worldwide with partners such as the Vienna Virtuosi (members of the Vienna Philharmonic), the Vienna Chamber Orchestra
and performers including Leif Ove Andsnes
, Angelika Kirchschlager
, Julian Rachlin
and Yo-Yo Ma
. In 2005 together with father Ernst Ottensamer
and his older brother Daniel Ottensamer (both solo clarinettists of the Vienna Philharmonic), formed the clarinet trio "The Clarinotts". The ensemble gives concert tours in Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, performs at festivals all over the world, appeared on TV and radio and in 1999 recorded a CD published by Gramola Vienna and Octavia Records.
Andreas Ottensamer has recorded an album on German label, Deutsche Grammophon
, Night of Hunters
accompanying Tori Amos
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
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Life
Ottensamer commenced his musical studies in 1999 on piano in his hometown and then at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, on Violoncello with Wolfgang Herzer and then from 2003 ClarinetClarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
with Johann Hindler
Johann Hindler
Johann "Hans" Hindler is an Austrian clarinetist.Hindler teaches clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He also plays clarinet in the Vienna Philharmonic. Austrian president Thomas Klestil awarded him the Silver Medal of Merit for service to the Republic of Austria in...
. Ottensamer is also enrolled as a student at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in the United States. Ottensamer first gained his orchestral experience as substitute clarinet in the Vienna State Opera
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian...
and the Vienna Philharmonic and is a former member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester is a youth orchestra based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1986 by conductor Claudio Abbado.-History:...
. In October 2009 Andreas Ottensamer was a fellow of the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic. From July 2010 to February 2011 he was solo clarinetist of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1946 by American occupation forces as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester . It was also known as the American Sector Symphony Orchestra...
and since March 2011 he fills the position of solo clarinet with the Berlin Philharmonic.
The first prize winner of several competitions with the instruments of clarinet, piano and cello, Ottensamer has performed as soloist and chamber musician worldwide with partners such as the Vienna Virtuosi (members of the Vienna Philharmonic), the Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
The Vienna Chamber Orchestra is an Austrian chamber orchestra based at the Vienna Konzerthaus....
and performers including Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes is a Norwegian pianist and an ardent champion of the works of Edvard Grieg.-Biography:He studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and made his debut in Oslo in 1987, in Britain at the Edinburgh Festival with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1989, and in the United States...
, Angelika Kirchschlager
Angelika Kirchschlager
Angelika Kirchschlager is an Austrian mezzo-soprano opera and lieder singer.-Career:Kirchschlager began her musical training at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where she studied percussion and piano. In 1984, she went to the Vienna Music Academy, where she studied with Gerhard Kahry and Walter Berry...
, Julian Rachlin
Julian Rachlin
Julian Rachlin is a Lithuanian-born violinist and violist.-Background and early life:Born in Vilnius, he emigrated in 1978 with his musician parents to Austria. In 1983, he entered the Konservatorium Wien and studied violin in the Soviet tradition with Boris Kuschnir, while also receiving private...
and Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, and orchestral composer. He has received multiple Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011...
. In 2005 together with father Ernst Ottensamer
Ernst Ottensamer
Ernst Ottensamer is a classical clarinetist. He was born at Wallern in Upper Austria and studied the clarinet at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz, before moving to Vienna Musikhochschule, where he completed his studies in 1979. He first played with the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic...
and his older brother Daniel Ottensamer (both solo clarinettists of the Vienna Philharmonic), formed the clarinet trio "The Clarinotts". The ensemble gives concert tours in Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, performs at festivals all over the world, appeared on TV and radio and in 1999 recorded a CD published by Gramola Vienna and Octavia Records.
Andreas Ottensamer has recorded an album on German label, Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label which was the foundation of the future corporation to be known as PolyGram. It is now part of Universal Music Group since its acquisition and absorption of PolyGram in 1999, and it is also UMG's oldest active label...
, Night of Hunters
Night of Hunters
Night of Hunters is the 12th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released on September 20, 2011, in the United States, through Deutsche Grammophon Records...
accompanying Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
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External Links
- Home Page of Andreas Ottensamer includes, bio, concert calendar, gallery and contact ddetails (in German)
- Profile in the Website of the Berlin Philharmonic (in German)
- Profile in the Website of the Berlin Philharmonic
- Brucknerhaus – Andreas Ottensamer (in German)
- Gramola Vienna: The Clarinotts (in German)
- Website of The Clarinotts (in German)
- Interview with The Clarinotts (in German)