The ArtistEnsembleVienna, under the direction of Prof. PhD Mag. Werner Hackl, has established an outstanding reputation as one of the most interesting ensembles of its kind. The performers are professional musicians, students, and graduates of the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, Magister artium und Doctor of Philosophy. In addition to their orchestral work, each individual artist brings extensive solo experience to the table. The repertoire encompasses music from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Viennese Classical periods to contemporary chamber music. The ensemble’s size varies from a quartet to a large chamber ensemble. Successful performances range from Bach to Zemlinsky, with a consistent emphasis on collaborations with excellent artists, soloists, and choirs. In addition to its concert activities, the orchestra is also frequently invited to perform at festivals and celebrations. The ensemble is also committed to education, offering lecture-recitals under the title “Experience Music – Understand Music”, concerts specifically for children, schoolchildren, and university students. A particular focus of the ensemble is its collaboration with renowned organists. Challenged in various ways through concerts, musical theatre and church music, the orchestra has acquired a high artistic horizon.
Born in Krems / Danube, he performed as a choirboy from a young age and learned piano and trombone at the music school. He then studied at the Teacher Training College and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, graduating with a diploma in trombone performance, Magister artium and Doctor of Philosophy. As a professional musician, he played trombone with the Vienna Guards Band and the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria. As a professor at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, he passes on his expertise to numerous master students. As a lecturer, he regularly teaches young musicians in workshops and masterclasses in China, Europe, and South America. As artistic vice president of the International World Orchestra Festival Vienna, he presents the artistic elite from China and Europe annually in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.
For the past 10 years, Professor Hackl has been working in China as a conductor of his orchestra, as well as an educator and orchestra trainer. The most important cities he has worked in so far have included Beijing, Shanghai, Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Foshan, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jilin, Jinan, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wuhai, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi’an, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Zhengzhou, and Zhuhai. For this musician, educator, ensemble leader, and conductor of countless concerts, music is his life. He was honored by the Austrian Federal President for his outstanding work.
