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Josef Klaus Schellander
Klaus Schellander has been a lecturer in trombone, ensemble playing and brass didactics at Mozarteum University Salzburg since 1990. He also teaches at Musikum Salzburg, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1989. Alongside his teaching, he enjoys an active performing career as a soloist and orchestral musician. He is the founder of the Salzburger Blechbläserconsort and has appeared regularly at the Salzburg Festival with the ensemble. He also performs with Camerata Salzburg, the Musicaltheater Neuschwanstein and numerous national and international orchestras and ensembles. Schellander studied bass trombone (performance and pedagogy) at Mozarteum University Salzburg and the Berlin University of the Arts. He has also undertaken further professional training in biofeedback, the Alexander Technique and autogenic training.
Orchestral engagements
Austrian State Youth Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Camerata Academica Salzburg, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin; under conductors including: Claudio Abbado / Franz Welser- Möst / Václav Neumann / Be Bernard Haitink / Carlos Kalmar.
Additional Qualifications
Josef Schellander is trained in systemic coaching.