Master Class

Erwin Klambauer

He studied flute and piano at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz and continued his flute studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Wolfgang Schulz.

During his studies, Erwin Klambauer received important artistic inspiration as a solo flutist, including with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, the Youth Orchestra of a United Europe, and the Camerata Salzburg. From 1993 to 2013, he was the principal flutist of the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, and since 2014, Erwin Klambauer has been the principal flutist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

As a soloist, he has performed worldwide with various orchestras and ensembles, with a repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary music. Numerous CD recordings, as well as radio and television broadcasts, document his solo activities.

Erwin Klambauer served as the head of a flute class at the Music and Arts Private University Vienna from 2004 to 2008 and has been a professor of flute at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz/Institute Oberschützen since 2008.
Many of his students and former students teach at renowned music education institutions or are engaged in leading European orchestras.

Languages: German, English