Rupert Fankhauser is an Austrian clarinetist. He is also a lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.[1]

Rupert Fankhauser
OriginVienna, Austria
GenresClassical, chamber
Instrument(s)Clarinet

Education edit

Fankhauser studied clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.[2]

Career edit

In 1985, Fankhauser became the principal clarinetist of the Municipal Theatre of Klagenfurt and the Carinthian Symphony Orchestra.[2] He was also the principal clarinetist of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra.[1] He was principal clarinetist for the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra for the 1993–94 season.[2] He has toured with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic, and has soloed with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali.[2] He has been a member of the Vienna Clarinet Connection since 1999.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "ao. Univ.-Prof. Rupert FANKHAUSER". Franz Schubert Institut für Blas- und Schlaginstrumente in der Musikpädagogik (in German). 1 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biography: Rupert FANKHAUSER". Vienna Clarinet Connection. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Tutors". ClariArte. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.