Viola
Wolfgang Stangl began his instrumental studies at the Eisenerz Music School. After completing the preparatory school at the Graz University of Music and Performing Arts (KUG) with Walter Klasinc, he studied at KUG Graz and MUK Vienna with Christian Euler and Thomas Kakuska.
As part of his education, he attended masterclasses with Nobuko Imai, Terence Helmer, and Georg Hamann, as well as chamber music courses with the Amadeus Quartet, the Alban Berg Quartet, the Prague String Quartet, the Bartók Quartet, and the Janáček Quartet. He also served as principal violist in the Orchestra Academy of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Lorin Maazel.
A prizewinner of the national competition Prima la Musica, he was a substitute musician for several years with the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of various ensembles, including the Orbis Quartet, the Girardi Ensemble, the Salonfähige Saitenspringer, and Szene instrumental. He has performed at prestigious events such as the Music Festival of Arts Orford in Canada, the Chamber Music Festival Tel Aviv, the International Summer Academy Prague – Vienna – Budapest, the Styriarte Festival, and the Styrian Composers’ Association, among others.
Currently, he is a guest lecturer for Jeunesse Austria, teaches at the J. J. Fux Conservatory in Graz and the Weiz Music School, and is a permanent member of Recreation – Großes Orchester Graz and the ALEA Ensemble.