Priv.-Doz.
Martin A. Fuchsberger
MA
Martin August Fuchsberger has been teaching at Mozarteum University Salzburg since 2011, specialising in wind band conducting. He completed his habilitation in Wind Band Conducting in 2018 and subsequently assumed responsibility for both the MA programme in this field and the corresponding elective specialisation within the instrumental pedagogy curriculum. From 2019 to 2025, he also directed the part-time university course in wind band conducting, offered in cooperation with the federal state of Salzburg.
In parallel, he served as Senior Artist for Conducting at the Gustav Mahler Private University in Klagenfurt from 2020 to 2025. From autumn 2026, Martin Fuchsberger will join the Mozarteum’s Conducting Department as University Assistant to Christian Thielemann in orchestral conducting, working alongside Jobst Schneiderat.
Austrian conductor and pedagogue Martin A. Fuchsberger has built a distinguished career through his diverse musical work. As an orchestral conductor, he has performed with distinguished orchestras including the Vienna and Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestras. From 2009 to 2018, he was active as Kurkapellmeister in Bad Reichenhall and is still closely associated with the Bad Reichenhall Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also conducted the Salzburg University Orchestra and the Sinfonietta St. Johann and has made guest appearances around the world, including with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa, the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra in Beirut and the Bucheon Symphony Orchestra in South Korea.
In addition to his teaching activities as Senior Lecturer for Wind Band Conducting at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, he works as Senior Artist for Conducting at the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music in Klagenfurt, where he also directs the university's symphony orchestra and the GMPU Academy Orchestra, which he founded in 2023.
The foundation for Fuchsberger’s musical career was laid early: he received private lessons in violin and voice training with the Salzburg Cathedral Boys' Choir before studying piano, horn, organ, voice and music theory at the Musisches Gymnasium in Salzburg, the Salzburg Music School (now the Musikum) and the Mozarteum University. He later studied orchestral conducting, choral conducting, voice and church music at the music universities in Vienna, complementing his formal studies by attending masterclasses with conductors such as Jakov Kreizberg, Jerome Preysinger and Daniel Barenboim. He completed his bachelor's degree in conducting in 2005, followed by a Master’s degree from the Konservatorium Wien University (now the MUK) in 2008. Fuchsberger has also worked in co-operation with the artist Lea Anders since 2009 and is a highly committed adjudicator at orchestral competitions.
Curriculum vitae
Mozarteum University Salzburg
Lecturer in Wind Band Conducting (Senior lecturer, Priv.-Doz.)
Univ.-Ass. for Orchestral Conducting (from Autumn 2026)
Freelance
- Production „Leben eben“ at NEST/Wiener Staatsoper (April 2026)
- Guest conductor of the Bad Reichenhaller Philharmoniker (DE)
- Artistic Director of MES (Music Ensemble Salzburg)
- Conductor of the Lower Austrian Youth Wind Philharmonic
- Revival of the production “Im Weißen Rössl” at the Volksoper Wien (Spring 2027)
Childhood:
- Private lessons (violin) and voice training with the Salzburger Domkapellknaben
Youth:
- Musisches Gymnasium Salzburg, piano and voice lessons at Salzburg Music School "Musikum", private lessons in organ and choral conducting, preparatory studies in horn and music theory at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. First prizes at youth music competition prima la musica (horn and voice).
Studies:
- Orchestral and choral conducting at the MUK Private University Vienna, Vocal Studies and Church Music at Vienna University of Performing Arts.
- Conducting masterclasses with Jakov Kreizberg, Jerome Preysinger and Daniel Barenboim.
- 2005 graduation (Bachelor of Arts) - Conducting Diploma, 2008 graduation (Master of Arts) – Conducting diploma from the Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität (now MUK)
Further training:
- 2024-2026 Shadowing and Assistantships with Christian Thielemann at the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden, Bayreuth and Salzburg Festivals, Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera
Singer and Choral Conductor
- Following early experiences of folk music and salon music within the family setting, leadership of various amateur choirs.
- Chorister and soloist with the Salzburg Cathedral Choirboys, Member of the Arnold Schoenberg Chor in Vienna (appearing with both choirs at the Salzburg Festival).
- Winner of the Erwin Ortner Prize and Prizewinner at the 3rd internal competition for young choral conductors in Vienna; artistic director of the music course “Bayerischer Wald” for choir and orchestra; lecturer for choral conducting in Innsbruck and Erlangen. Fuchsberger became director of the Salzburg Chamber Choir and worked as Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor at the Lehár-Festival in Bad Ischl.
Répetiteur and Conductor - Oper and Operetta
During 2004, he was responsible for musical direction of opera performances at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, subsequently working as a répetiteur and musical assistant to Reinhard Schwarz at the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg. He held a conducting position 2005-2007 at the Schauspielhaus Wien and at the Musiktheater Schönbrunn in Vienna. Fuchsberger was répetiteur and conductor at the “Johann Strauß Operette” in Vienna and conducted performances of oratorios, operettas and operas at festivals in Upper and Lower Austria, at Stift Altenburg, and – as founder of the Michael Haydn Consort – numerous concerts in Salzburg und Linz.
Orchestral condutor/concerts
- First concerts with the Vienna and Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestras, first recordings for broadcasters.
- From 2009 to 2018, Fuchsberger held the position of Kur-Kapellmeister in Bad Reichenhall and maintains his connection with the Reichenhaller Philharmonikern to this day as a guest conductor, performing numerous special programmes and his own orchestral arrangements.
- From 2009 to 2016, Fuchsberger was the conductor and artistic director of Salzburg University Orchestra, and from 2017 to 2023 conductor of the Sinfonietta St. Johann.
- Fuchsberger has appeared as a guest conductor with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa, the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra in Beirut, and the Bucheon Symphony Orchestra in South Korea.
- He was Artistic Director of the Symphony Orchestra of the Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität in Klagenfurt from 2019-2025, where he founded the Akademieorchester of the GMPU in 2023. In 2025, Fuchsberger was invited to work as a guest with the Göttinger Symphony Orchestra.
Wind Music
As a specialist in wind band conducting, Martin Fuchsberger has received many invitations to work with wind ensembles such as Landesblasorchester Salzburg, the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg and the Brass Ensemble of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Teaching activities in orchestral and wind band conducing
Fuchsberger has taught wind band conducting at the Mozarteum University since 2011, where he completed his habilitation in 2018. He took up additional teaching commitments at the Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität für Musik in Klagenfurt the following year, and has been a Conducting Professor as well as conductor of the GMPU Symphony Orchestra since 2019. He has also worked as a guest lecturer at the Geneva University of Music, and taught classes in cooperation with the Frost Music University Florida.
Other artistic partnerships
Fuchsberger has collaborated with the artist Lea Anders since 2009. This led to numerous new compositions, arrangements and performances such as the projects "Emotionen in der Wirtschaft", "Des Menschen Liebe, Freud und Leid", "Fünf Quartette zur Walpurgisnacht", "Bruchstücke", "Naturklangbilder" and "Der Stern in mir" - Foundation of the male voice ensemble Neue Männerstimmen. The duo have recently been engaged by the youth theatre branch of the Vienna State Opera “NEST” for the production “Leben eben”.
Assistant roles
Martin Fuchsberger has worked as an assistant to Erwin Ortner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Martin Haselböck, Kurt Dlouhy, Herbert Mogg, Alois Glaßner and Reinhard Schwarz. He is currently working with Christian Thielemann.
Masterclass Christian Thielemann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZmtOzij_8M
Link to selected videos
Video-Links
Aktuell: Ausschnitt Beethoven Klavierkonzert (1.8.24, Reichenhall)
Aktuell: Dvorak Karneval Ouvertüre (1.8.24, Reichenhall)
Alpenl. Weihnachts-Orchester-Arrangement
Trailer Musical Gala: Gesang und Dirigat (Reichenhall)
Trailer GMPU Winds Project (Klagenfurt)
F. Lehar, Meine Lippen die küssen so heiß (Bucheon)
Joh. Strauß, Fledermaus-Ouvertüre (Bucheon)