He is a trombonist born in Neukirchen, Austria who was taught to play initially by his father in 1960, who taught him for the next 8 years.
In 1968 he entered Vienna’s University of Music and Performing Arts and after four years became a member of the Vienna Volksoper in 1972.
In 1973 he was given the position of Assistant Principal Trombone with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, with who he remained.
In 2011 he performed as a member of the VSO when they accompanied The Eroica Trio.
Sources:
- http://www.wienersymphoniker.at/musiker-und-management
- http://cdn2.vol.at/2005/07/konzertprogramm_der_wiener_symphoniker_2005_bis_2006.pdf
- http://www.ebookye.org/view-1500538/