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 The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university established in 1817 located in Vienna. With a student body of over three thousand, it is the largest institution of its kind in Austria, and one of t ...

in Vienna and substituted in Viennese orchestras as a student. From 1994 to 1996 he played with the

Tonkünstler Orchestra The Tonkunstler Orchestra (German: ''Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich'', ) is an Austrian orchestra based in Vienna and Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria. Origin of the name The orchestra's name has its origins in the ''Tonkünstler-Soziet ...

, then with the Orchestra of the

Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera (, ) is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by ...

and the

Vienna Philharmonic Vienna Philharmonic (VPO; ) is an orchestra that was founded in 1842 and is considered to be one of the finest in the world. The Vienna Philharmonic is based at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Its members are selected from the orchestra of ...

, touring Europe, America, and Asia. In 1999, Breinschmid quit classical music in favor of jazz. He played with the

Vienna Art Orchestra The Vienna Art Orchestra was a European jazz group based in Vienna, Austria. Organized at different times as either a big band or as a smaller combo, it was regarded as one of the leading European jazz ensembles and was an official cultural amba ...

, the Zipflo Weinrich Group, and gave concerts in ensembles throughout Europe. He has worked with

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, Adam Taubitz, Harry Sokal,

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, 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

(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'',

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Breinschmid, Georg 1973 births Living people People from Amstetten District Musicians from Lower Austria Austrian jazz composers Austrian male jazz composers Austrian classical musicians Jazz double-bassists Austrian double-bassists Male double-bassists University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century Austrian male musicians Vienna Art Orchestra members