received his training as a concert violinist at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and is a member of “recreation – Großes Orchester Graz”. Besides his classical concert activity he is intensively dedicated to Austrian folk music and “Schrammelmusik”. Volker Zach gained his experience in respect to Viennese music in several orchestras, including concertmaster for the Operetta Orchestra in Bad Ischl.

 

 

 

 

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was born in Graz and first studied with Hildegund Posch and Rudolf Leopold in Graz before completing her studies with Tobias Kühne in Vienna. She completed numerous master classes with Philippe Muller, Paul Tortelier, Florian Kitt and Orfeo Mandozzi amongst others.

Besides stints as a substitute for the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria, the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra and The Volksoper Vienna, Ruth Straub occupied herself intensively with music of the 20^th and 21^st centuries. She was involved with the Klangforum Vienna.

She collaborated with numerous festivals such as “steirischer herbst”, “styriarte”, “Wien Modern”, “Klangbogen Vienna”, Festival of New Music Darmstadt and the Music Biennale Zagreb. Since 1996 Ruth Winkler leads a violoncello class at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz.  In 2002 she became solo cellist at “recreation – Large Orchestra Graz”.

 

 

 

 

was born in 1968 in Feldbach/East Styria. From 1984 until 1993 he studied clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz with Karl Steinwidder and Bela Kovacs. He participated in master classes with Alois Brandhofer and Peter Schmidl. From 1996 until 2011 Anton Hirschmugl was music teacher in Gnas and from 2000 until 2009 lecturer for clarinet teaching practice at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. He has had solo performances with the orchestra community Judenburg/Zeltweg and with the Gleisdorf City Orchestra and since 2003 is a member of the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

 

 

 

was born in CebuCity in the Philippines. She studied piano at the College of Music of the University of the Philippines with Perla Z. Suaco. In 1985 she won the first prize in the National Music Competition for Young Artists in Manila. In 1986 she arrived in Austria to perfect her education at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz with Eugen Jakab. She participated in international piano competitions, including the “Franz Schubert” competition, in which she won the 3^rd prize. She received grants from the Bösendorfer, the Martha Debelli and the Alban Berg trusts. Besides her busy concert schedule as soloist and chamber musician, Aima Maria Labra-Makk appeared on several broadcasts and CD recordings. She is the only pianist to have recorded the entire solo piano works of Jenö Takacs, which built up her reputation as the main interpreter of his works. Aima Maria Labra- Makk directs the piano preparatory class at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and at its district branch in Oberschützen. She also holds master classes in Austria, Hungary and in the Philippines.

 

 

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