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Artist
Andreas Ottensamer
12+ albums
Deutsche GrammophonMercury Classicsclarinettist
about
Andreas Ottensamer has captured audiences and critics alike with his distinct musicianship and versatility as conductor, clarinetist and artistic director. In the 2025-26 season, Ottensamer makes his operatic debut with Houston Grand Opera in a production of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. On the symphonic stage, he makes debuts with Hyogo PAC Orchestra, Japan Century Symphony, Oxford Philharmonic and Györ Philharmonic and returns to Tonkünstler Orchestra, Orchestre National de Mulhouse, Münchener Kammerorchester, Sinfonietta Cracovia, amongst others. Recent highlights include debuts with Mozarteumorchester Salzburg at the Mozartwoche, Grazer Philharmoniker, Basel Sinfonieorchester, Musikkollegium Winterthur, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Naples Philharmonic. In 2021, Ottensamer was awarded the Neeme Järvi Prize (1st Prize) of the Gstaad Festival Conducting Academy. Since then, he has joined Maestro Riccardo Muti in his Italian Opera Academy, assisted Sir Simon Rattle with the BR Sinfonieorchester, Francois-Xavier Roth with the LSO and Christian Thielemann in a production of Wagner’s Lohengrin at the Vienna State Opera. Ottensamer is considered one of the leading instrumentalists of our time and performs as a clarinet soloist in the major concert halls around the world with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Seoul Philharmonic and the N
top songs
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Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 85 - No. 6 Allegretto con moto (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano by Ottensamer)
53321. Wie Melodien zieht es mir (Transcr. for Clarinet and Piano)
4753Brahms: Fünf Lieder, Op. 105 - I. Wie Melodien zieht es mir (Transcr. for Clarinet and Piano)
4354Copland: Clarinet Concerto - 1. Slowly And Expressively
3355Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 85 - No. 6 Allegretto con moto (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
2996Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67 - No. 2 Allegro leggiero (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
2937Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67 - No. 3 Andante tranquillo (Arr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
2478Brahms: Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 - 2. Intermezzo in A Major. Andante teneramente (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano by Popov)
2069Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76 (Transcr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano)
19810Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73 - 1. Allegro
150albums
Blue Hour – Weber, Brahms, Mendelssohn
Portraits - The Clarinet Album
Brahms: The Hungarian Connection
New Era
Romanza
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Blue Hour: Mendelssohn Edition
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Blue Hour (Weber, Brahms, Mendelssohn)
Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76 (Transcr. Ottensamer for Clarinet and Piano) (Musical Moments)
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Classically Romantic
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Horovitz: Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano: II. Lento, quasi andante
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Gershwin: Three Preludes: I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (Adapted for Clarinet and Piano by Ottensamer)
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