Univ.-Prof. Mag.
Andreas Öttl
Andreas Öttl, born in St. Anton am Arlberg, received his first trumpet lessons from his father and began his musical career in the local brass band. He studied music with Lothar Hilbrand in Feldkirch and then with Johann Gansch, the former solo trumpeter of the Vienna Philharmonic, at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, graduating with distinction in 2002.
After his first engagement with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, he was appointed first solo trumpeter with the Bavarian State Orchestra in 2002 and has been a member of OperaBrass, the brass section of the Bavarian State Opera, ever since. Andreas Öttl has been a guest at various festivals such as the Salzburg Festival and the Rheingau Music Festival. From 2005 to 2014, Andreas Öttl held a teaching position at the Mozarteum University Salzburg for orchestral position training and is assistant to Johann Gansch. He was appointed as his successor as university professor of trumpet in the summer semester of 2015. Andreas Öttl continues to play with the St. Anton am Arlberg band whenever time permits.