Ottensamer

Andreas Ottensamer (born 4 April 1989 in Vienna) is an Austrian clarinettist and is one of the principal clarinettists of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Das Klarinettenkonzert des dänischen Komponisten Carl Nielsen zählt zu den absoluten Säulen des Repertoires für Klarinette und Orchester, weshalb jeder Klarinettist es mindestens einmal in seinem Musikerleben gespielt haben muss. Der österreichische Klarinettist Daniel Ottensamer verbindet mit diesem Werk aber ganz besondere Erinnerungen, denn 2009 gewann er auch mit diesem Konzert den bedeutenden "Carl Nielsen International Clarinet Competition" in Dänemark.

Das Klarinettenkonzert des dänischen Komponisten Carl Nielsen zählt zu den absoluten Säulen des Repertoires für Klarinette und Orchester, weshalb jeder Klarinettist es mindestens einmal in seinem Musikerleben gespielt haben muss.

Austrian clarinettist Andreas Ottensamer has joined forces with Chinese pianist Yuja Wang to record an album of works by composers of the Romantic era. Blue Hour, set for release on March 8 by Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, features some of the jewels of the repertoire including Brahms’s Intermezzo in A major, Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words – arranged for clarinet and piano by Ottensamer – and Weber’s virtuosic Grand Duo concertant. The album reveals Ottensamer to be not just a sensitive and responsive chamber partner, but also a brilliant soloist, as he gives a dazzling performance of Weber’s First Clarinet Concerto, recorded with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Mariss Jansons.

Clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer presents a dazzling selection of the clarinet's early repertoire from 18th Century Mannheim, with works by J. and C.P. Stamitz, Mozart and Danzi. The album as features duets with Albrecht Mayer and Emmanuel Pahud, two of the great wind soloists of our time and Ottensamer's friends and colleagues at the Berliner Philharmoniker. Ottensamer is joined by the Kammerakademie Potsdam for this recording.

Austrian clarinettist Andreas Ottensamer has joined forces with Chinese pianist Yuja Wang to record an album of works by composers of the Romantic era. Blue Hour, set for release on March 8 by Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, features some of the jewels of the repertoire including Brahms’s Intermezzo in A major, Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words – arranged for clarinet and piano by Ottensamer – and Weber’s virtuosic Grand Duo concertant. The album reveals Ottensamer to be not just a sensitive and responsive chamber partner, but also a brilliant soloist, as he gives a dazzling performance of Weber’s First Clarinet Concerto, recorded with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Mariss Jansons.

The Clarinotts are formed of father Ernst and his sons Daniel (both solo clarinettists at Vienna Philharmonic) and Andreas Ottensamer (solo clarinettist at Berlin Philharmonic) – dubbed the Viennese ‘royal family of clarinet’. The ensemble goes back to when Daniel and Andreas were children and the family played music together at home. Now the Clarinotts are a successful touring ensemble, dedicated to creating and playing the most virtuosic music for multiple clarinets. The program of the album is centred around music for the stage and includes pieces by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rossini and many others, and features the Wiener Virtuosen string ensemble.

Ottensamer presents a dazzling selection of the clarinet’s early repertoire from 18th Century Mannheim, with works by J. and C.P. Stamitz, Mozart and Danzi, together with the Kammerakademie Potsdam.

Clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer presents a dazzling selection of the clarinet's early repertoire from 18th Century Mannheim, with works by J. and C.P. Stamitz, Mozart and Danzi. The album as features duets with Albrecht Mayer and Emmanuel Pahud, two of the great wind soloists of our time and Ottensamer's friends and colleagues at the Berliner Philharmoniker. Ottensamer is joined by the Kammerakademie Potsdam for this recording.