Philipp Tutzer

Philipp Tutzer was born in Bolzano and studied the bassoon at the city’s Higher Institute for Musical Education Claudio Monteverdi Conservatory in Claudio Alberti’s class. He continued his studies with Stepan Turnovsky at the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna and with Dag Jensen at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover.

During his training, he was inspired by his time as a member of various renowned youth orchestras including the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, as well as taking part in masterclasses with Klaus Thunemann and Sergio Azzolini.

Philipp Tutzer first gained international recognition by winning important music competitions such as the Aeolus International Wind Competition in Düsseldorf, the AUDIMozart! International Competition in Rovereto, the Kurt Alten Competition in Hanover and the ARD International Competition in Munich in 2008. Engagements followed with orchestras such as the German Symphony Orchestra in Berlin, the Cologne and Munich Chamber Orchestras, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Westphalia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia, as well as at the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Salzburg Festival and the Musikverein in Vienna.

Philipp Tutzer has been principal bassoonist of the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg since 2007. He also appears with orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic, Camerata Salzburg, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Philipp Tutzer teaches as a professor of bassoon at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz and regularly gives masterclasses, including at the International Summer Academy at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.