Hans-Georg Gutternigg

Born in 1973 in Linz into a family of musicians, he started learning Cello at the age of 7 at the Musikschule Linz and began to study Tuba in 1987 at the Bruckner-Conservatory, taught by the Canadian Prof. Robert Herdman. In this time he also absolved the Musikgymnasium (high school diploma 1992). As a student of this high school, he toured through Europe with Franz Welser-Möst (Head of Cleveland Orchestra) and also played a Tuba Solo (Petit Valse Europienne) conducted by FWM. He defended his homeland with soloing Arban´s „Carnival de Venice“ in the military band. 1992 he got a Ophicleide and played since then in orchestras (Vienna Symphonic, Concerto Coeln, Wiener Akademie and with Joe Zawinul)

He was co-founder of some bands, like Roi Blech Orchester, New Ohr Linz, Blue Danube Brass Band and Russkaja, and played in projects like Blow and Order and Heavy Tuba feat. Jon Sass.

1993 he started to teach tuba, euphonium and music Theorie at the Landesmusikschule Neuhofen/Krems, since 1995 at the Music School of Linz.

He wrote about 60 arrangements for orchestras and over 40 arrangements for bands, especially for the Late-Night-TV-Show „Willkommen Österreich“ where he is as musical director and arranger part of the house band since 2007 .