Georg Breinschmid (born 25 April 1973) is an Austrian double bass player.

Biography

Breinschmid studied classical double bass at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and substituted in Viennese orchestras as a student. From 1994 to 1996 he played with the Tonkünstler Orchestra, then with the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic, touring Europe, America, and Asia. In 1999, Breinschmid quit classical music in favor of jazz. He played with the Vienna Art Orchestra, the Zipflo Weinrich Group, and gave concerts in ensembles throughout Europe. He has worked with Charlie Mariano, Archie Shepp, Kenny Wheeler, Jasper van 't Hof, Adam Taubitz, Harry Sokal, Thomas Gansch, and Christian Muthspiel. He issued the album ''Tanzen'' (''Dancing'') with singer Agnes Heginger in 2005.

Awards

* 2002 Hans Koller Prize for Album of the Year, ''Mauve'' * 2003 Hans Koller Prize for Newcomer of the Year

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* 2005 ''Tanzen'' with Agnes Heginger * 2008 ''Wien bleibt Krk'' (Zappel) * 2010 ''Brein's World'' (Preiser) * 2012 ''Fire'' (Preiser) * 2013 ''Gansch and Breinschmid Live'' with Thomas Gansch (Preiser) * 2014 ''Double Brein'' (Preiser) * 2017 ''Strings and Bass'' with Matthias Bartolomey, Johannes Dickbauer, Florian Willeitner (Gramola)

As sideman

* 2007 ''Against the Wind'', Christian Muthspiel * 2011 ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'', Hans Zimmer

References

External links

Official website
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