Although most of Haydn’s works do not include a clarinet, Mr. Wolfgang Klinser is an important member of the Haydn Orchestra. Born in 1965 at Kirchendorf/Krems in Lower Austria, Mr. Klinser studied Clarinet in Vienna under Professor Horst Hajek. Since 1987 he has played with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg, and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Klinser is also a member of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.

Not only playing in the orchestra, Mr. Klinser frequently appears as a soloist in clarinet concertos. In the past he has played with Camerata Salzburg at the 2001 Salzburg Festival, and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra conducted by Heinrich Schiff. Last year he played Weber’s clarinet concerto with the Haydn Orchestra under the baton of Christopher Hogwood.