Andreas Großbauer (born 1974) is an Austrian classical

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. From September 2014 to September 2017 he was chairman of the

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Life

Born in

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, Großbauer received his first violin lessons at the age of five. At the age of twelve he was admitted to the

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. He then studied with the Vienna Philharmonic Alfred Staar in

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and Vienna. In May 2001, after winning an audition, he became first violinist with the

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. Furthermore he became a member of the Philharmonia Schrammeln Vienna; he belonged to this ensemble for ten years. In September 2005 he was accepted into the orchestra of the

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. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Association. In the summer of 2007 he was elected by the plenum of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to the position of Ballchef, since then he has organised the annual in the Vienna

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. On 11 June 2014 Großbauer was elected as the new president of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra by the orchestra's assembly. On 1 September 2014 he succeeded

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in this function. On 1 September 2017, Großbauer was replaced by Daniel Froschauer as Chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. His wife is the successor of , organizer of the

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and since November 2017 Member of the National Council.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grossbauer, Andreas Austrian classical violinists 1974 births Living people Musicians from Graz University of Music and Performing Arts Graz alumni Players of the Vienna Philharmonic Players of the Vienna Symphony