Rupert Fankhauser

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Rupert Fankhauser
OriginVienna, Austria
Genres Classical, chamber
Instrument(s) Clarinet

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

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Education

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

Career

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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.