Percussionist
Leonhard Waltersdorfer has been a member of the Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera since his temporary contract at Oper Graz ended in 2018. He regularly plays as a substitute in a variety of orchestras.
Orchestral experience
Member
Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
since 2018
Oper Graz
2017-2018
Substitute
- Vienna Philharmonic
- Volksoper Wien
- Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Tonkünstler-Orchestra of Lower Austria
- Bochumer Symphoniker
- Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Quetsch 'n' Vibes
Quetsch ‘n’ Vibes combines diverse musical worlds. Traditional folk music, embodied by the Styrian accordion, coalesces masterfully with the jazzy sounds of the vibraphone, the earthiness of the marimba, and many other exotic instruments. This encounter releases a stream of new sounds and colours, on which the trio skillfully navigates this diverse musical terrain.
Regular Projects
further ensemble experience
Jazz / World
- Agnes Heginger
- The Alpinists
- Seitinger & Maierhofer
- Tribal Dialects
Contemporary music
Competitions
Italy Percussion Competition (2015)
first prize
International Percussion Competition (2015)
first prize
Prima la Musica (2005-2014)
first prize seventeen times within this time period as a soloist and as a member of different ensembles in this Austrian young musicians’ competition
Music school
1999-2004: Musikschule Heiligenkreuz am Waasen
2004-2014: Studio Percussion School, Graz
Teacher: Mag. Bernhard Richter
2001-2006: Musikschule Heiligenkreuz am Waasen
2007-2013: Studio Percussion School, Graz
2008-2010: Musikschule Heiligenkreuz am Waasen
University
2014-2019: Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (Teacher: Anton Mittermayr)
Diploma: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Pass with distinction
2017-2019: University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Teacher: Thomas Lechner)
2020-2023: Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
Diploma: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Pass with distinction
2020-2021: University of Vienna
2021-2022: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Videos
by Instruments played
Florentiner Marsch
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Julius Fucik
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Gold und Silber
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Franz Lehar
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Vergnügungszug
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johann Strauss II
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Jesus bleibet meine Freude
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johann Sebastian Bach
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Solar Eclipse
written by:
Agnes Heginger
arranged by:
Agnes Heginger & Andreas Lachberger
España
- Ensemble
written by:
Emile Waldteufel
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
4 or 5 players
Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba 1, Marimba 2, Castanets (optional)
Children’s Song
- Solo
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Rain Chain
- Solo
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
D ‘ N ‘ A
- solo version
- Solo
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Coming Home
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johannes Kölbl & Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Veitscher Jodler
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Traditional
arranged by:
Quetsch 'n' Vibes
All it Takes is Time
written by:
Agnes Heginger
arranged by:
Quetsch 'n' Vibes
Targia
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johannes Kölbl & Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Kaleidoskop
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
500 Kilometer
- Seitinger & Maierhofer
written by:
Seitinger & Maierhofer
Avalon, Avalon, Avalon
written by:
Agnes Heginger, Lorenz Raab
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Solar Eclipse
written by:
Agnes Heginger
arranged by:
Agnes Heginger & Andreas Lachberger
Arothron
written by:
Agnes Heginger
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Targia
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johannes Kölbl & Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Kaleidoskop
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Florentiner Marsch
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Julius Fucik
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
España
- Ensemble
written by:
Emile Waldteufel
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
4 or 5 players
Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba 1, Marimba 2, Castanets (optional)
by Project
Still, still, still
- Solo
written by:
Traditional
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
- Solo
written by:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer & Rudi Wiesegger
Colours
- Solo version
- Solo
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Perpetuum Mobile
- Ensemble
written by:
Johann Strauss II
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
España
- Ensemble
written by:
Emile Waldteufel
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
4 or 5 players
Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba 1, Marimba 2, Castanets (optional)
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
- mallet quartet version
- Ensemble
written by:
Johann Strauss II
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Florentiner Marsch
- mallet quartet version
- Ensemble
written by:
Julius Fucik
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Jesus bleibet meine Freude
- mallet quartet version
- Ensemble
written by:
Johann Sebastian Bach
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Coming Home
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johannes Kölbl & Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Veitscher Jodler
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Traditional
arranged by:
Quetsch 'n' Vibes
Florentiner Marsch
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Julius Fucik
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Gold und Silber
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Franz Lehar
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Vergnügungszug
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johann Strauss II
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Jesus bleibet meine Freude
- Quetsch 'n' Vibes
written by:
Johann Sebastian Bach
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Avalon, Avalon, Avalon
written by:
Agnes Heginger, Lorenz Raab
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Solar Eclipse
written by:
Agnes Heginger
arranged by:
Agnes Heginger & Andreas Lachberger
Arothron
written by:
Agnes Heginger
arranged by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
All it Takes is Time
written by:
Agnes Heginger
arranged by:
Quetsch 'n' Vibes
Boxhamerisch Zwiefach
- The Alpinists
written by:
Traditional
arranged by:
Johannes Kölbl
Da Valiabte
- The Alpinists
written by:
Lorenz Maierhofer
arranged by:
Johannes Kölbl
Is schon still uman See
- The Alpinists
written by:
Günther Mittergradnegger
arranged by:
Johannes Kölbl
7 players
Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Double Bass, Drumset, Percussion, Array Mbira
Oh, du lieber Augustin
- The Alpinists
written by:
Traditional
arranged by:
Johannes Kölbl
D ‘ N ‘ A
- Duet version
- Duo Waltersdorfer
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
D ‘ N ‘ A
- Duet Version
- Duo Waltersdorfer
written by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
500 Kilometer
- Seitinger & Maierhofer
written by:
Seitinger & Maierhofer
Agnes
- Seitinger & Maierhofer
written by:
Seitinger & Maierhofer
Schwarze Augen
- Seitinger & Maierhofer
written by:
Florian Hermann
arranged by:
Seitinger & Maierhofer
Feierobnd
- Seitinger & Maierhofer
written by:
Anton Günther
arranged by:
Seitinger & Maierhofer
Bei ihr is so schön warm
- Seitinger & Maierhofer
written by:
Seitinger & Maierhofer
Photos
Quetsch 'n' Vibes, recording session
© Marko Zeiler
Quetsch 'n' Vibes @ Die Brücke, Graz
© Marko Zeiler
Quetsch 'n' Vibes @ Die Brücke, Graz
© Marko Zeiler
Quetsch 'n' Vibes @ Die Brücke, Graz
© Marko Zeiler
Quetsch 'n' Vibes @ Wiener Konzerthaus
© Krissi Leitner
Schick Sisters @ Stadttheater Wiener Neustadt
© Fabian Steppan
Leonhard Waltersdorfer, recording session
© Leonhard Waltersdorfer
Tribal Dialects @ Café Stockwerk Graz
© Peter Purgar
Quetsch 'n' Vibes @ Die Brücke, Graz
© Marko Zeiler
Schick Sisters @ Stadttheater Wiener Neustadt
© Fabian Steppan
Quetsch 'n' Vibes, video shoot
© Simon Reithofer
