The Wiener Symphoniker

Musicians and Management

Concertmaster

1st Concertmaster

Anton

Sorokow

Born in Moscow, he has been 1st Concertmaster since 2005.

Concertmaster, 1st Concertmaster

Dalibor

Karvay

Dalibor Karvay has started as 1st Concertmaster in March 2020.

Concertmaster, 3rd Concertmaster

Sophie

Heinrich

3rd Concertmaster

Guillermo

Büchler

He has also been co-founder of the Eos-Quartett.

4th Concertmaster

Alexander

Burggasser

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

1st Violin

1st Violin

Stephan

Achenbach

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

1st Violin

Christian

Birnbaum

Member of the orchestra since 1988.

1st Violin

Monika

Buineviciute

Member of the orchestra since 2017.

1st Violin

Maximilian

Dobrovich

Member of the 1st violins since 1985.

1st Violin

Franz Michael

Fischer

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

1st Violin

Nicolas

Geremus

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

1st Violin

Peter-Michael

Grosch

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

1st Violin

Dorice

Köstenberger

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

1st Violin

Martin

Lehnfeld

Member of the orchestra since 1980.

1st Violin

Claire

Nyqvist

Member of the orchestra since 2006.

1st Violin

Nikolay

Orininskiy

Member of the orchestra since 2013.

1st Violin

Edwin

Prochart

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

1st Violin

Eva-Maria

Reisinger

Member of the orchestra since 1998.

1st Violin

Caroline

Sigwald

Member of the orchestra since 2010.

1st Violin

Song

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

1st Violin

Birgit

Zalodek

Member of the orchestra since 1998.

1st Violin

Aurora Irina

Zodieru Luca

2nd Violin

Principal

Dominika

Falger

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Principal

Matthias

Honeck

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

Assistant Principal

Libor

Meisl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Assistant Principal

Elzbieta

Szymanska-Conka

Member of the orchestra since 2000.

2nd Violin

Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committewoman

Ioanna

Apostolakos

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

2nd Violin

Christian

Blasl

Member of the orchestra since 1988.

2nd Violin

Oliver

Breuer

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

2nd Violin

Christian

Knaus

Member of the orchestra since 1992.

2nd Violin

Elena

Kodin

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

2nd Violin

Helmut

Lackinger

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

2nd Violin

Mariam

Margaryan

Member of the orchestra since 2009.

2nd Violin

Stefan

Pöchhacker

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

2nd Violin

Wolfgang

Schuchbaur

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

2nd Violin

Maiko

Seyama

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

2nd Violin

Agata

Sikorska

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

2nd Violin

Renate

Turon

Member of the orchestra since 2005.

2nd Violin

Gerald

Wilfinger

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

2nd Violin

Alexandra

Winkler

Member of the orchestra since 2012.

Viola

Principal Viola

Johannes

Flieder

Member of the orchestra since 1980.

Viola, Principal Viola

Rui

Hashiba

Assistant Principal Viola

Roman

Bernhart

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Assistant Principal Viola

Vera

Reigersberg

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Viola

Natalia

Binkowska

Member of the orchestra since 2019.

Viola

Michael

Buchmann

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

Viola

Martin

Edelmann

Martin Edelmann, born 1969 in Bretten / Germany, received his first violin lessons at the age of five.

Viola

Werner

Frank

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Viola

Christian

Kaufmann

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Viola

Karl-Heinz

Krumpöck

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Viola

Christian

Ladurner

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

Viola

Wolfgang

Prochaska

Member of the orchestra since 1996.

Viola

Roland

Roniger

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Viola

Ulrich

Schönauer

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Viola

Isabella

Stepanek

Member of the orchestra since 2001.

Viola

Paul

Rabeck

Member of the orchestra since 2017.

Paul Rabeck wurde 1984 in Wien geboren und erhielt ab dem 5. Lebensjahr Violinunterricht.

Cello

Principal Cello

Christoph

Stradner

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Principal Cello

Michael

Vogt

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Assistant Principal Cello

Erik

Umenhoffer

Member of the orchestra since 2012.

Cello

György

Bognár

Member of the orchestra since 2000.

Cello

Maria

Grün

Member of the orchestra since 2014.

Cello

Managing Director (Symphonia)

Michael

Günther

Michael Günther ist gleichzeitig seit 2020 Geschäftsführer der SYMPHONIA.

Zsofia Guenther-Meszaros (c) Julia Wesely

Cello

Zsófia

Günther-Mészáros

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

Cello

Anna

Nagy

Member of the orchestra since 2021.

Cello

Andreas

Pokorny

Member of the orchestra since 1978.

Cello

Christian

Schulz

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Cello

Alexandra

Ströcker

Member of the orchestra since 2005.

Cello

Romed

Wieser

Member of the orchestra since 1997.

Cello

Primož

Zalaznik

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Double Bass

Principal Double Bass

Ivan

Kitanovic

Member of the orchestra since 2003.

Principal Double Bass

Ernst

Weissensteiner

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Double Bass

Hermann

Eisterer

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Double Bass

Ivaylo

Iordanov

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Double Bass

Martin

Kabas

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

Double Bass

Dragan

Loncina

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Double Bass

Andreas

Sohm

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Double Bass

Helmut

Stockhammer

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Double Bass

Hans-Joachim

Tinnefeld

Member of the orchestra since 2001.

Flute

Principal Flute

Erwin

Klambauer

Member of the orchestra since 2014.

Principal Flute

Stefan

Tomaschitz

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Assistant Principal Flute

Alexandra

Uhlig

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Flute

Esther

Gisler-Auch

Member of the orchestra since 2013.

Flute

Simona

Pittau

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Oboe

Principal Oboe

Ines

Galler-Guggenberger

Seit 2012 ist Ines Galler-Guggenberger Solooboistin der Wiener Symphoniker.

Principal Oboe

Paul

Kaiser

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Assistant Principal Oboe

Stefanie

Gansch

Member of the orchestra since 2014.

Oboe

Thomas

Machtinger

Member of the orchestra since 2006.

Oboe

Deputy Chairperson of Work Council

Peter

Schreiber

Member of the orchestra since 1988.

Clarinet

Principal Clarinet

Gerald

Pachinger

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Principal Clarinet

Reinhard

Wieser

Member of the orchestra since 1980.

Assistant Principal Clarinet

Alexander

Neubauer

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Clarinet

Martin

Rainer

Member of the orchestra since 2013.

Clarinet

Manuel

Gangl

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

Bassoon

Principal Bassoon

Patrick

De Ritis

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Principal Bassoon

Richard

Galler

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Assistant Principal Basson

Robert

Gillinger

Member of the orchestra since 2001.

2nd Bassoon

Ryo

Yoshimura

Member of the orchestra since 2015.

2nd Bassoon

Magdalena

Pramhaas

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Horn

Principal Horn

Peter

Dorfmayr

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

Principal Horn

Michael

Stückler

Michael Stückler has been part of the orchestra since July 2022.

2nd Horn

Georg

Sonnleitner

Member of the orchestra since 1997.

2nd Horn

Gergely

Sugár

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

3rd Horn

Armin

Berger

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

3rd Horn

Markus

Obmann

Member of the orchestra since 2005.

4th Horn

Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committeeman

Josef

Eder

Member of the orchestra since 1991.

4th Horn

Eric

Kushner

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Trumpet

Principal Trumpet

Andreas

Gruber

Member of the orchestra since 1996.

Principal Trumpet

Matthias

Kernstock

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Assistant Principal Trumpet

Heinrich

Bruckner

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Assistant Principal Trumpet

Christian

Löw

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Trumpet

Rainer

Küblböck

Member of the orchestra since 1996.

Trombone

Principal Trombone

Martin

Riener

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

Principal Trombone

Walter

Voglmayr

Member of the orchestra since 2000.

Assistant Principal Trombone

Otmar

Gaiswinkler

Member of the orchestra since 1996.

Trombone

Reinhard

Hofbauer

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Trombone

Wolfgang

Pfistermüller

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Tuba

Franz

Winkler

Member of the orchestra since 2010.

Harp

Volker

Kempf

Member of the orchestra since 1984.

Timpani

Dieter

Seiler

Member of the orchestra since 2006.

Timpani

Michael

Vladar

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Percussion

Principal Percussion, Assistant Timpani

Supervisory Board, Board member, Chairperson of Work Council

Thomas

Schindl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Percussion

Martin

Kerschbaum

Member of the orchestra since 1983.

Percussion

Friedrich

Philipp-Pesendorfer

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Retired

Univ.-Prof. Wolfgang Aichinger
Prof. Thorwald Almassy
Prof. Gerhard Breuer
Prof. Karl Brugger
Prof. Leopold Buchmann
Prof. Werner Buchmann
Prof. Roxana Dura
Josef Giffinger
Kztm. Prof. Ivan Dimitrov
Prof. Elmar Eisner
Prof. Mag. Werner Fleischmann
Prof. Johannes Flieder
Prof. Friedrich Geyerhofer
Prof. Wilfried Gottwald
Prof. Vladimir Haklik
Prof. Karl Höffinger
Prof. Timon Hornig
Prof. Eduard Hruza
Prof. Rudolf Huber
Prof. Gottfried Justh
Prof. Christian Kallinger
Prof. Gerhard Kanzian
Prof. Peter Katt
Hermann Klug
Dr. Ernst Kobau
Prof. Heinrich Kottbauer
Univ.-Prof. Horst Küblböck
Prof. Siegfried Küblböck
Prof. Wolfgang Kühn
Prof. Wolfgang Kuttner
Prof. Hans Lachmann
Univ.-Prof. Raphael Leone
Prof. Kurt Letofsky
Prof. Werner Lill
Prof. Gottfried Mayer
Prof. Hector McDonald
Prof. Helmut Mitter
Prof. Franz Moschner
Prof. Oskar Moser
Prof. Richard Motz
Prof. Herbert Müller
Prof. Martin Ortner
Prof. Walter Pflüger
Prof. Stefan Plott
Univ.-Prof. Jan Pospichal
Prof. Wilfried Rehm
Prof. Christian Roscheck
Prof. Alois Schlor
Prof. Hermann Schober
Prof. Peter Schoberwalter
Prof. Walther Schulz
Prof. Richard Schwameis
Prof. Peter Siakala
Prof. Peter Spitzl
Prof. Erwin Spuller
Univ.-Prof. Karl Steininger
Prof. Peter Stepanek
Prof. Richard Strabl
Prof. Günther Thomasberger
Prof. Wolfgang Trauner
Prof. Kurt Weidenholzer
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Herbert Weissberg
Prof. Erhard Wetzer
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Robert Wolf
Prof. Kentaro Yoshii
Prof. Florian Zwiauer

Executive Board

Executive Board, Intendant

Jan

Nast

Since September 2019 Jan Nast has been artistic director of the Wiener Symphoniker.

Gunter Schaller-Kulcsar (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner

Treasurer, Director Finances & Treasurer

Gunther

Schaller-Kulcsár

Since June 2019 Mr. Schaller-Kulcsár has been the Director of Finances.

Executive Board, Assistance to the Intendant

Ileana

Steiger

Assistance to the intendant since 2021, September.

Finances

Treasurer, Director Finances & Treasurer

Gunther

Schaller-Kulcsár

Since June 2019 Mr. Schaller-Kulcsár has been the Director of Finances.

Bookkeeping

Franka

Deisenhammer

Responsible for bookkeeping in the accounting department since 2016.

Artistic Administration

Artistic Administration, Director

Axel

Hiller

Head of the artistic administration since 2020.

Artistic Planning

Teresa

Fingerlos

Since 2020 she is part of the team of the artistic administration.

Artistic Planning

Stephanie

Sutterlüty

Since 2021 she is part of the team of the artistic administration.

Music Education

Bettina

Büttner-Krammer

Since October 2011 she has been responsible for the placement and outreach projects.

Music Education, Trainee

Grâce

Andrianjatovo

Orchestra Administration

Orchestra Disposition

Corinne

Pixner

Since March 2007 orchestra administrator at the Wiener Symphoniker.

Orchestra Disposition

Anna Barbara

Zimmermann

Since September 2019 employee in the Orchestra Administration department.

Orchestra Management

Luise

Maas

Librarian

Caterina

Fassetta

Since January 2021 she ist responsible for the orchestra's music library.

Historical Archive

Ulrike

Grandke

Since April 2012 she has been responsible for the Historical Archive.

Stage Manager

Herbert

Engel

Is responsible for the daily comfort of the instruments and more.

Stage Manager

Kurt

Istler

Is responsible for the daily comfort of the instruments and more.

Stage Manager

Peter

Perlaki

Peter Perlaki has been stage manager at the Wiener Symphoniker since 2022.

Stage Manager

Marco

Maccheroni

Marco Maccheroni has been part of the stage manager team since 2022.

Marketing & Communication

Marketing & Press

Julia

Brüggemann

Julia Brüggemann has been responsible for press work and analog marketing at the Wiener Symphoniker since September 2020.

Digital Marketing & Sales

Laura

Kobler

Laura Kobler has been responsible for Digital Marketing & Sales since 2022.

Social Media Manager

Johannes

Niesel-Reghenzani

Johannes Niesel-Reghenzani has been working as social media manager for the Wiener Symphoniker since December 2021.

Development & Projects

Bernhard Kircher (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner

Project Manager "Intakt"

Work Council

Bernhard

Kircher

Bernhard Kircher is responsible for the health promotion project "Intakt".

Development Manager

Theresa

Thompson

In March 2022 she assumed the role of Development Manager for the Wiener Symphoniker.

General Assembly

Peter

Hanke

City Councillor Peter Hanke is member of the General Assembly since 2021.

General Assembly

Veronica

Kaup-Hasler

City Councillor Veronica Kaup-Hasler is member of the General Assembly since 2021.

Supervisory Board

Supervisory Board, President

Alexander

Wrabetz

Alexander Wrabetz joined the Supervisory Board in January 2022.

Supervisory Board, Vice President

Eva

Rosenauer-Albustin

Eva Rosenauer-Albustin has been on the Supervisory Board of the Wiener Symphoniker since 2022.

2nd Violin

Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committewoman

Ioanna

Apostolakos

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Board member

Lidia

Baich

Univ.-Prof. Baich joined the Supervisory Board in February 2020.

4th Horn

Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committeeman

Josef

Eder

Member of the orchestra since 1991.

Board member

Arne

Forke

Arne Forke joined the Supervisory Board in December 2018.

Board member

Roland

Geyer

Roland Geyer has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Wiener Symphoniker since 2022.

Board member

Doris

Rechberg-Missbichler

Mag. Doris Rechberg-Missbichler is board member since 2022.

Principal Percussion, Assistant Timpani

Supervisory Board, Board member, Chairperson of Work Council

Thomas

Schindl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Work Council

Principal Percussion, Assistant Timpani

Supervisory Board, Board member, Chairperson of Work Council

Thomas

Schindl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Oboe

Deputy Chairperson of Work Council

Peter

Schreiber

Member of the orchestra since 1988.

2nd Violin

Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committewoman

Ioanna

Apostolakos

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

4th Horn

Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committeeman

Josef

Eder

Member of the orchestra since 1991.

Project Manager "Intakt"

Work Council

Bernhard

Kircher

Bernhard Kircher is responsible for the health promotion project "Intakt".

Symphonia

Cello

Managing Director (Symphonia)

Michael

Günther

Michael Günther ist gleichzeitig seit 2020 Geschäftsführer der SYMPHONIA.

Office Management Symphonia

Stephanie

Furchert

She is responsible for the rental of Symphonia Studio C.

Board of Trustees

3. Landtagspräsidentin i.R. Marianne Klicka
Chairwoman

LAbg. Dkfm. Dr. Fritz Aichinger
Dkfm. Dr. Adolf Aigner
Dr. Thomas Angyan
GR Petr Baxant
BA Dkfm. Dr. Erich Becker
Mag. Ursula Berner, MA
GR i. R. Rudolf Czerny
Int. i. R. Gundomar Eibegger
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Roland Geyer
KR Erik Hanke
Dr. Manfred Matzka
Dipl.-Phys. Hans-Peter Metzler
Prof. Franz Mrkvicka
Matthias Naske
LPO n. amtsf. Stadtrat Dominik Nepp MA
Dr. Stephan Pauly
Mag. Dr. Gerhard Schmid
Mag. Hildegard Siess
Abg. z. NR. i. R. Ernst Steinbach
Mag. Thomas Stöphl
GR i. R. Oswald Strangl
Reg.-Rat OAR Hildegarde Waissenberger
GR Thomas Weber