The Wiener Symphoniker

Musicians and Management

Concertmaster
Dalibor Karvay (c) Julia Wesely
Concertmaster, 1st Concertmaster
Dalibor
Karvay

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

Anton Sorokow (c) Julia Wesely
1st Concertmaster
Anton
Sorokow

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

Guillermo Buechler (c) Julia Wesely
3rd Concertmaster
Guillermo
Büchler

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

Alexander Burggasser (c) Julia Wesely
4th Concertmaster
Alexander
Burggasser

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

1st Violin
Wiener Symphoniker - Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
1st Violin
Stephan
Achenbach

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Christian Birnbaum (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Christian
Birnbaum

Member of the orchestra since 1988.

monika_buineviciute (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Monika
Buineviciute

Member of the orchestra since 2017.

Maximilian Dobrovich (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Maximilian
Dobrovich

Member of the 1st violins since 1985.

franz_michael_fischer_c_Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Franz Michael
Fischer

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

nicolas_geremus_c_Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Nicolas
Geremus

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Dorice Koestenberger (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Dorice
Köstenberger

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Martin Lehnfeld (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Martin
Lehnfeld

Member of the orchestra since 1980.

Claire Nyquist (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Claire
Nyqvist

Member of the orchestra since 2006.

Nikolay Orininskiy (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Nikolay
Orininskiy

Member of the orchestra since 2013.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
1st Violin
Edwin
Prochart

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Eva-Maria Reisinger (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Eva-Maria
Reisinger

Member of the orchestra since 1998.

Caroline Sigwald (c) Julia Wesely
1st Violin
Caroline
Sigwald

Member of the orchestra since 2010.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
1st Violin
Ge
Song

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Birgit Zalodek
1st Violin
Birgit
Zalodek

Member of the orchestra since 1998.

1st Violin
Martin
Zayranov
Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
1st Violin
Aurora Irina
Zodieru Luca
2nd Violin
Dominika Falger (c) Julia Wesely
Principal
Dominika
Falger

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Matthias Honeck (c) Julia Wesely
Principal
Matthias
Honeck

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

Libor Meisl (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal
Libor
Meisl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Elzbieta Sojka (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal
Elzbieta
Szymanska-Conka

Member of the orchestra since 2000.

Ioanna Apostolakos (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committewoman
Ioanna
Apostolakos

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Oliver Breuer (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Oliver
Breuer

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
2nd Violin
Christian
Knaus

Member of the orchestra since 1992.

Elena Kodin (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Elena
Kodin

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

Helmut Lackinger (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Helmut
Lackinger

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Mariam Margaryan-Petkova (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Mariam
Margaryan

Member of the orchestra since 2009.

Stefan Poechhacker (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Stefan
Pöchhacker

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

Wolfgang Schuchbaur (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Wolfgang
Schuchbaur

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Maiko Seyama (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Maiko
Seyama

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Agata Sikorska (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Agata
Sikorska

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Renate Turon (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Renate
Turon

Member of the orchestra since 2005.

2nd Violin
Barbora
Valecková
Gerald Wilfinger (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Gerald
Wilfinger

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

Alexandra Winkler (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Alexandra
Winkler

Member of the orchestra since 2012.

Viola
Principal Viola
Paula
Zarzo Rubio

Member of the orchestra since 2022.

Roman Bernhart (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Viola
Roman
Bernhart

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Vera Reigersberg (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Viola
Vera
Reigersberg

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Natalia Binkowska (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Natalia
Binkowska

Member of the orchestra since 2019.

Michael Buchmann (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Michael
Buchmann

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

Martin Edelmann (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Martin
Edelmann

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

Werner Frank (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Werner
Frank

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Christian Kaufmann (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Christian
Kaufmann

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Viola
Karl-Heinz
Krumpöck

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Christian Ladurner (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Christian
Ladurner

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

Wolfgang Prochaska (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Wolfgang
Prochaska

Member of the orchestra since 1996.

Paul Rabeck (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Paul
Rabeck

Member of the orchestra since 2017.

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

Roland Roniger (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Roland
Roniger

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Ulrich Schoenauer (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Ulrich
Schönauer

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Isabella Stepanek (c) Julia Wesely
Viola
Isabella
Stepanek

Member of the orchestra since 2001.

Cello
Christoph Stradner (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Cello
Christoph
Stradner

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Michael Vogt (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Cello
Michael
Vogt

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Bence Temesvari
Assistant Principal Cello
Bence
Temesvári

Member of the orchestra since 2022.

Erik Umenhoffer (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Cello
Erik
Umenhoffer

Member of the orchestra since 2012.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Cello
György
Bognár

Member of the orchestra since 2000.

Maria Gruen (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Maria
Grün

Member of the orchestra since 2014.

Michael Guenther (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Managing Director (Symphonia)
Michael
Günther

Michael Günther is also managing director of the SYMPHONIA since 2020.

Zsofia Guenther-Meszaros (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Zsófia
Günther-Mészáros

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Cello
Anna
Nagy

Member of the orchestra since 2021.

Andreas Pokorny (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Andreas
Pokorny

Member of the orchestra since 1978.

Christian Schulz (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Christian
Schulz

Member of the orchestra since 1993.

Alexandra Ströcker (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Alexandra
Ströcker

Member of the orchestra since 2005.

Romed Wieser (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Romed
Wieser

Member of the orchestra since 1997.

Primoz Zalaznik (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Primož
Zalaznik

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Double Bass
Ivan Kitanovic (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Double Bass
Ivan
Kitanovic

Member of the orchestra since 2003.

Ernst Weissensteiner (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Double Bass
Ernst
Weissensteiner

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Double Bass
Carlos
Aguilar Vargas
Hermann Eisterer (c) Julia Wesely
Double Bass
Hermann
Eisterer

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Double Bass
Ivaylo
Iordanov

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Double Bass
Martin
Kabas

Member of the orchestra since 1995.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Double Bass
Dragan
Loncina

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Andreas Sohm (c) Julia Wesely
Double Bass
Andreas
Sohm

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Helmut Stockhammer (c) Julia Wesely
Double Bass
Helmut
Stockhammer

Member of the orchestra since 1994.

Hans Joachim Tinnefeld (c) Julia Wesely
Double Bass
Hans-Joachim
Tinnefeld

Member of the orchestra since 2001.

Flute
Erwin Klambauer (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Flute
Erwin
Klambauer

Member of the orchestra since 2014.

Stefan Tomaschitz (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Flute
Stefan
Tomaschitz

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Assistant Principal Flute
Theresia
Prinz
Esther Gisler-Auch (c) Julia Wesely
Flute
Esther
Gisler-Auch

Member of the orchestra since 2013.

Simona Pittau (c) Julia Wesely
Flute
Simona
Pittau

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Oboe
Ines Galler-Guggenberger (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Oboe
Ines
Galler-Guggenberger

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

Paul Kaiser (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Oboe
Paul
Kaiser

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Stefanie Gansch (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Oboe
Stefanie
Gansch

Member of the orchestra since 2014.

Thomas Machtinger (c) Julia Wesely
Oboe
Thomas
Machtinger

Member of the orchestra since 2006.

Peter Schreiber (c) Julia Wesely
Oboe
Deputy Chairperson of Work Council
Peter
Schreiber

Member of the orchestra since 1988.

Clarinet
Gerald Pachinger (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Clarinet
Gerald
Pachinger

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Reinhard Wieser (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Clarinet
Reinhard
Wieser

Member of the orchestra since 1980.

Alexander Neubauer (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Clarinet
Alexander
Neubauer

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Martin Rainer (c) Julia Wesely
Clarinet
Martin
Rainer

Member of the orchestra since 2013.

Manuel Gangl (c) Julia Wesely
Clarinet
Manuel
Gangl

Member of the orchestra since 2011.

Bassoon
Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Principal Bassoon
Patrick
De Ritis

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Richard Galler (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Bassoon
Richard
Galler

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Robert Gillinger (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Basson
Robert
Gillinger

Member of the orchestra since 2001.

Ryo Yoshimura (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Bassoon
Ryo
Yoshimura

Member of the orchestra since 2015.

Magdalena Pramhaas (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Bassoon
Magdalena
Pramhaas

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Horn
Peter Dorfmayr (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Horn
Peter
Dorfmayr

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

Michael Stückler
Principal Horn
Michael
Stückler

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

Armin Berger (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Horn
Armin
Berger

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Georg Sonnleitner (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Horn
Georg
Sonnleitner

Member of the orchestra since 1997.

Gergely Sugar (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Horn
Gergely
Sugár

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Markus Obmann (c) Julia Wesely
3rd Horn
Markus
Obmann

Member of the orchestra since 2005.

Josef Eder (c) Julia Wesely
4th Horn
Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committeeman
Josef
Eder

Member of the orchestra since 1991.

Eric Kushner (c) Julia Wesely
4th Horn
Eric
Kushner

Member of the orchestra since 1986.

Trumpet
Andreas Gruber (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Trumpet
Andreas
Gruber

Member of the orchestra since 1996.

Matthias Kernstock (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Trumpet
Matthias
Kernstock

Member of the orchestra since 2018.

Heinrich Bruckner (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Trumpet
Heinrich
Bruckner

Member of the orchestra since 1987.

Christian Löw (c) Julia Wesely
Assistant Principal Trumpet
Christian
Löw

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Rainer Küblböck (c) Julia Wesely
Trumpet
Rainer
Küblböck

Member of the orchestra since 1996.

Trombone
Martin Riener (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Trombone
Martin
Riener

Member of the orchestra since 2016.

Walter Voglmayr (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Trombone
Walter
Voglmayr

Member of the orchestra since 2000.

Assistant Principal Trombone
Nikolaus
Singhania
Reinhard Hofbauer (c) Julia Wesely
Trombone
Reinhard
Hofbauer

Member of the orchestra since 2004.

Wolfgang Pfistermüller (c) Julia Wesely
Trombone
Wolfgang
Pfistermüller

Member of the orchestra since 1999.

Tuba
Franz Winkler (c) Julia Wesely
Tuba
Franz
Winkler

Member of the orchestra since 2010.

Harp
Volker Kempf (c) Julia Wesely
Harp
Volker
Kempf

Member of the orchestra since 1984.

Timpani
Dieter Seiler (c) Julia Wesely
Timpani
Dieter
Seiler

Member of the orchestra since 2006.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Timpani
Michael
Vladar

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Percussion
Thomas Schindl (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Percussion, Assistant Timpani
Supervisory Board, Board member, Chairperson of Work Council
Thomas
Schindl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Martin Kerschbaum (c) Julia Wesely
Percussion
Martin
Kerschbaum

Member of the orchestra since 1983.

Friedrich Philipp-Pesendorfer (c) Julia Wesely
Percussion
Friedrich
Philipp-Pesendorfer

Member of the orchestra since 1990.

Retired

Univ.-Prof. Wolfgang Aichinger 
Prof. Thorwald Almassy
Prof. Christian Blasl
Prof. Gerhard Breuer
Prof. Karl Brugger
Prof. Leopold Buchmann
Prof. Werner Buchmann
Prof. Roxana Dura
Josef Giffinger
Prof. Ivan Dimitrov
Prof. Elmar Eisner
Prof. Mag. Werner Fleischmann
Prof. Johannes Flieder
Prof. Friedrich Geyerhofer
Prof. Wilfried Gottwald
Prof. Peter Grosch
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. 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. Christian Roscheck
Prof. Alois Schlor
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. Alexandra Uhlig
Prof. Kurt Weidenholzer
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Herbert Weissberg
Prof. Erhard Wetzer
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Robert Wolf
Prof. Kentaro Yoshii
Prof. Florian Zwiauer

Executive Board
Jan Nast (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Executive Board, Intendant
Jan
Nast

 

Ileana Steiger (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Executive Board, Assistance to the Intendant
Ileana
Steiger

Finances
Franka Deisenhammer_c_Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Bookkeeping
Franka
Deisenhammer

 

 

Artistic Administration
Axel Hiller
Artistic Administration, Director
Axel
Hiller

Artistic Planning
Stephanie
Sutterlüty

Matthias Gries
Artistic Administration
Matthias
Gries

Bettina Büttner-Krammer (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Music Education
Bettina
Büttner-Krammer

Lena Moormann
Music Education, Trainee
Lena
Moormann

 

Orchestra Administration
Corinne Pixner (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Orchestra Disposition
Corinne
Pixner

Anna Barbara Zimmermann (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Orchestra Disposition
Anna Barbara
Zimmermann

Luise Maas
Orchestra Management
Luise
Maas

Caterina Fassetta (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Librarian
Caterina
Fassetta

Ulrike Grandke (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Historical Archive
Ulrike
Grandke

Peter Perlaki
Stage Manager
Peter
Perlaki

 

Marco Maccheroni
Stage Manager
Marco
Maccheroni

Marketing & Communication
Julia Brüggemann_c_Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Marketing & Press
Julia
Brüggemann

Laura Kobler
Digital Marketing & Sales
Laura
Kobler

Johannes Niesel-Reghenzani
Social Media Manager
Johannes
Niesel-Reghenzani

Development & Projects
Theresa Thompson
Development Manager
Theresa
Thompson

 

 

Bernhard Kircher (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Project Manager "Intakt"
Work Council
Bernhard
Kircher

General Assembly
General Assembly
Veronica
Kaup-Hasler

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

General Assembly
Peter
Hanke

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

Supervisory Board
Alexander Wrabetz
Supervisory Board, President
Alexander
Wrabetz

Alexander Wrabetz joined the Supervisory Board in January 2022.

Eva Rosenauer-Albustin
Supervisory Board, Vice President
Eva
Rosenauer-Albustin

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

Ioanna Apostolakos (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committewoman
Ioanna
Apostolakos

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Lidia Baich
Board member
Lidia
Baich

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

Josef Eder (c) Julia Wesely
4th Horn
Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committeeman
Josef
Eder

Member of the orchestra since 1991.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
Board member
Arne
Forke

Arne Forke joined the Supervisory Board in December 2018.

Roland Geyer
Board member
Roland
Geyer

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

Doris Rechberg-Missbichler
Board member
Doris
Rechberg-Missbichler

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

Thomas Schindl (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Percussion, Assistant Timpani
Supervisory Board, Board member, Chairperson of Work Council
Thomas
Schindl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Work Council
Thomas Schindl (c) Julia Wesely
Principal Percussion, Assistant Timpani
Supervisory Board, Board member, Chairperson of Work Council
Thomas
Schindl

Member of the orchestra since 2007.

Peter Schreiber (c) Julia Wesely
Oboe
Deputy Chairperson of Work Council
Peter
Schreiber

Member of the orchestra since 1988.

Ioanna Apostolakos (c) Julia Wesely
2nd Violin
Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committewoman
Ioanna
Apostolakos

Member of the orchestra since 2008.

Josef Eder (c) Julia Wesely
4th Horn
Supervisory Board, Board member, Work Council, Committeeman
Josef
Eder

Member of the orchestra since 1991.

Bernhard Kircher (c) Wolf-Dieter Grabner
Project Manager "Intakt"
Work Council
Bernhard
Kircher

Symphonia
Michael Guenther (c) Julia Wesely
Cello
Managing Director (Symphonia)
Michael
Günther

Michael Günther is also managing director of the SYMPHONIA since 2020.

Puls der Stadt (c) David Payr
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

Dr. Thomas Angyan
GR Petr Baxant
Mag. Ursula Berner, MA
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Gorlitzer, MBA
Dr. Manfred Matzka
Dipl.-Phys. Hans-Peter Metzler
Matthias Naske
LPO n. amtsf. Stadtrat Dominik Nepp MA
Dr. Stephan Pauly
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmid
Mag. Hildegard Siess
Mag. Thomas Stöphl
Dir. Gerhard Track
GR Thomas Weber