At the concert in the Kunsthaus Weiz, we also welcome Helmut Wiener, born in Anger and resident in Hirnsdorf, to the stage. He is 1st clarinettist of the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria.
Helmut Wiener was born in Anger in Styria in 1972 and received his first clarinet lessons from his brother at the age of eight. In 1987, he began studying the clarinet with Alfred Rosé at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. He completed his concert diploma with distinction in 1995 and received the appreciation award from the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. He then continued his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Peter Schmidl, whose assistant he was between 2003 and 2009, and with Johann Hindler. At the same time, he worked as a teacher at the Birkfeld Music School from 1991 to 1999. He attended master classes with first solo clarinettists from various orchestras.
From 2000, Helmut Wiener was a member of the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra for four years. He has been principal clarinettist of the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria since 2004. He has held substitute positions in the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Volksoper, the Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra Chemnitz and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed as a soloist with numerous ensembles and orchestras, including the Franz Schubert Quintet Vienna, the Tonkünstler Orchestra, the recreation - Großes Orchester Graz and the Vienna Jeunesse Orchestra. Helmut Wiener also plays chamber music in various formations, including with the violinist Ernst Kovacic.
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