Former Students

Fields of study: IGP I (Music Education – Voice and Instruments) and Voice

Permalink: Antonia Brunner

After a temporary contract with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, she will take up the position of principal flute with the Carinthian Symphony Orchestra in Klagenfurt in the 2025/26 season.

Permalink: Cassandra Chong

Fields of study: Diploma studies concert flute, Magistrat artium, Bachelor studies instrumental pedagogy flute.

• 2019 – 2021 Temporary contract at the Vienna Volksoper (2nd flute)
• Substitute ORF RSO Vienna, Ensemble Kontrapunkte
• 2013 – 2018 Member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
• 2016 Orchestral soloist in Olivier Messiaen’s “La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ” as part of the ACHT BRÜCKEN Festival at the Kölner Philharmonie
• since 2019 Flute teacher at the Zentrum für Musikvermittlung
• 2015 – 2016 Maternity leave replacement at the Johann Sebastian Bach Music School Vienna
• since 2016 Flutist, singer in various pop music formations
• since 2021 Singer, flutist, lyricist and composer of the pop-jazz-fusion band “No Cat.”

Permalink: Ting-Wei Chen

Field of study: Flute, Concert Performance (Konzertfach) in Vienna and Munich (Paul Meisen)

• solo flutist, Bruckner Orchestra Linz
• lecturer at Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität
• freelance flutist

Permalink: Ildiko Deak

Fields of study: Diploma studies Flute Performance (Konzertfach), Magistra artium, Bachelor studies instrumental pedagogy flute, Master studies – Private University of Music and Art of the City of Vienna (MUK)

• temporary contract – Brucknerorchester Linz 2023
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestea London (Trial Solopiccolo 2020- 2022)
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Trial Solo Piccolo 2018)
• substitute activities at Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, RSO, Vienna Volksoper, NTO (Tonkünstler Orchestra)
• concert activity with Vienna Duo, qWindett, Ensemble Wiener Collage
• teaching at the J.G. Albrechtsberger Music School of the City of Klosterneuburg
• lecturer of master classes in Bulgaria, Russia and Mexico
• jury member at intern. Competitions in Russia and Bulgaria

Permalink: Desislava Dobreva

Studium: currently doctoral studies at Liszt Academy, Budapest

• member of the Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest
• assistant at the Franz Liszt Academy
• active concert activity as a chamber musician

Permalink: Rebeka Drahos

Field of study: IGP II (Music Education – Voice and Instruments), Magister (Master’s Diploma)

• teacher at music school

Permalink: Lydia Dür

Fields of study: Diploma studies Flute Performance (Konzertfach), Magistra artium, Graduation with Wally Hase, Bachelor studies Instrumental Pedagogy Flute

• Member of the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, 2nd flute
• Substitute in Viennese orchestras

Permalink: Eva Fandl

Fields of study: Flute Performance (Konzertfach) (also with Professor Schulz) and IGP I (Music Education – Voice and Instruments), Bakk. (Bachelor’s degree)

• prize winner at the competitions Concertino Prag in 1999 and Gradus ad Parnassum in 2002
• position of second flute in the Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerorchester
• substitute in various orchestras (Teatro alla Scala, Milan, among others)

Permalink: Birgit Fluch-Latini

Field of study: IGP II (Music Education – Voice and Instruments) Mag. (Master’s Diploma)

• music school at Krems
• freelance flutist

Permalink: Astrid Fröhlich