Ernst Ottensamer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernst Ottensamer

Austrian musician

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Wallern an der Trattnach, Upper Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 22-Jul-2017

Profession: clarinetist, university teacher

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Ernst Ottensamer

  • Ernst Ottensamer (5 October 1955 – 22 July 2017) was an Austrian classical clarinetist. Born in Wallern an der Trattnach in Upper Austria, Ottensamer's father, also named Ernst Ottensamer, was a former mayor of Wallern.
  • Ottensamer studied the clarinet at the Bruckner-Konservatorium in Linz.
  • He continued his studies in Vienna at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Universität fĂĽr Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Wien), where he completed his studies in 1979.
  • His teachers included Peter Schmidl.Ottensamer joined the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera in 1979.
  • He became principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 1983.
  • He joined the faculty of the Universität fĂĽr Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Wien in 1986, and subsequently attained the title of Universitätsprofessor (University Professor) in 2000.
  • He was a founder-member of such chamber ensembles as the Wiener Bläserensemble (Vienna Wind Ensemble), Wiener Virtuosen, and the Wiener Solisten Trio.
  • His eldest son Daniel Ottensamer (born 26 July 1986) became co-principal clarinetist with the Vienna Philharmonic alongside his father, and his youngest son Andreas Ottensamer (born in 1989) is principal clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic.
  • Together with his sons Daniel and Andreas, the three of them formed a clarinet ensemble, The Clarinotts.
  • The Clarinotts' first album appeared in 2009, and their second album in 2016.
  • Ivan Eröd composed a triple clarinet concerto for The Clarinotts, who premiered the work with the Vienna Philharmonic in January 2016.Ottensamer died after a heart attack on 22 July 2017.
  • His widow Cecilia and his sons survive him.

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