Andreas Schablas

Univ.-Prof. of Clarinet⋅Wind, Brass & Percussion Department⋅Pre-College

Andreas Schablas was appointed Professor of Clarinet at the Mozarteum University in 2017; he also leads masterclasses at the International Summer Academy and at Haus Marteau. One of his main focuses is chamber music and he has gained important impulses through his intensive collaboration with the Altenberg Trio Wien (Schuster, Ganz, Hornstein). He performs at venues such as the Vienna Musikverein and Konzerthaus, and most recently at London's Wigmore Hall.

Andreas Schablas began his musical education at the Johannes Brahms Music School in his hometown of Mürzzuschlag, later studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz with Kurt Daghofer and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Peter Schmidl and Johann Hindler. He also took lessons with Alfred Prinz and pursued postgraduate studies with Gerald Pachinger.

After several years as principal clarinettist in the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and extensive freelancing work in the major orchestras in Austria and Germany, he took up a position in the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg in 1999. In 2008 he joined the Bavarian State Orchestra, becoming principal clarinettist there in 2010.

As a soloist, his main focus is on the great works of the 20th century. Highlights of his career include performing the Austrian premiere of the concerto by Jean Françaix, his debut in the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg with the concerto by Carl Nielsen, and in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with "Fremdes Licht” by Wolfgang Rihm.

Andreas Schablas is passionate about contemporary music creation, and he has enjoyed a long-standing artistic collaboration with the composer Friedrich Cerha. He premiered the "Eight Bagatelles" for clarinet and piano dedicated to him, the clarinet concerto and the fantasy for clarinet and piano. He has also performed the trio for clarinet, cello and trombone in the Vienna Musikverein.

An important focus of his musical work is chamber music. He was a long-standing member of the Austrian Ensemble for New Music (OENM) and also received important impulses through the intensive cooperation with the Altenberg Trio Vienna (Schuster, Ganz, Hornstein), as a member of the Arcus Ensemble Vienna and with a wide variety of other ensembles. He regularly gives concerts at the Wiener Musikverein and Konzerthaus and most recently at the Wigmore Hall in London.

Andreas Schablas was appointed Professor of Clarinet at the Mozarteum University Salzburg in 2017. He regularly leads masterclasses at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg and at Haus Marteau .