Daniel Ottensamer | The Clarinet Trio Anthology
He dazzles with his virtuosic, head-spinning technique and with a few subtle tones attains a divine expression which – effortlessly – culminates in a luminous interpretation. Sounds like magic!
Daniel Ottensamer, principal clarinet of the Vienna Philharmonic, is a welcome guest with numerous renowned orchestras. As a chamber musician he is active with the Philharmonix and The Clarinet Trio Anthology.
Created in a time of plenty, Daniel Ottensamer has recorded all relevant works for clarinet trio with his colleagues Stephan Koncz and Christoph Traxler on the Decca label, making exciting repertoire discoveries.
Daniel Ottensamer can be heard in 23/24 in Salzburg, Budapest, Aix-en-Provence, Vienna, Düsseldorf and the Rheingau Music Festival, among others.
On Tour
November 30, 2025 | Düsseldorf, The Clarinet Trio Anthology
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New Releases
Daniel Ottensamer performs Brahms’ two clarinet sonatas in new orchestral arrangements by Stephan Koncz, who also conducts the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. The album also features a rare gem: Walter Rabl’s prize-winning clarinet quartet, once championed by Brahms himself. Pianist Christoph Traxler and violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley join Ottensamer, with Koncz also contributing on cello, offering a rich portrait of late 19th-century Viennese music.
The CD was released by Pentatone.
Insights into the recording process.
The Clarinet Trio Anthology | DECCA
Created in a time when there was time: in 2020/21 Daniel Ottensamer recorded relevant works for clarinet trio with his colleagues Stephan Koncz and Christoph Traxler, while making exciting repertoire discoveries. The three renowned Austrian musicians are thus deepening their long-standing musical friendship. The recordings were released in 2022 as a 7 CD box set on DECCA.
This CD box set won the German Record Critics’ Award 4/2022.
Curious? In this trailer for the CD box, the three musicians give exciting insights into the making of the recordings and share their thoughts on the music with us:
Here you can listen to the CD
You can find further details and programme proposals in the download section on this site.
Reviews
Taking centre stage: the Vienna Philharmonic’s Daniel Ottensamer with Mozart’s A major clarinet concerto. A very spontaneous musician who impresses with his excellent technique, sometimes velvety, sometimes freshly sparkling tone and fine expression: cheers and bravos for Ottensamer, Muti and his ‘children’.
Kronen Zeitung | Musikverein Wien | Dr. Karl-Heinz Roschitz | 14. Juni 2024
Watch and Listen
Mozart | Clarinet Concerto in A KV 622 | Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and Jonathan Cohen | L’Auditori Barcelona | July 8, 2021
He dazzles with his virtuosic, head-spinning technique and with a few subtle tones attains a divine expression which – effortlessly – culminates in a luminous interpretation. Sounds like magic!
Daniel Ottensamer, principal clarinet of the Vienna Philharmonic, is a welcome guest with numerous renowned orchestras. As a chamber musician he is active with the Philharmonix and The Clarinet Trio Anthology.
Created in a time of plenty, Daniel Ottensamer has recorded all relevant works for clarinet trio with his colleagues Stephan Koncz and Christoph Traxler on the Decca label, making exciting repertoire discoveries.
Daniel Ottensamer can be heard in 23/24 in Salzburg, Budapest, Aix-en-Provence, Vienna, Düsseldorf and the Rheingau Music Festival, among others.
