Thomas Gansch

INFOBOX

BIOGRAPHY

Thomas Gansch was born on December 31st 1975 in St Pölten, Lower Austria. He was raised in Melk, where he first learned to play the trumpet from his father Johann Gansch. In his attempt to follow the footsteps of his half brother Hans, who, at the time, occupied the solo trumpet chair in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, he studied classical trumpet in Vienna for 6 years with two different teachers. After having subbed in all opera houses, classical orchestras and contemporary ensembles in Vienna, he came to the most important conclusion in 1997: To do his own thing.

He dropped out of music university and went on to become a freelance player with “Mnozil Brass“, which he founded in 1992 and „Gansch and Roses“ in 2000 and is a regular composer for these bands. Gansch also was a member of the famous „Vienna Art Orchestra“ for eight years. Together with Austrian manufacturer Schagerl, he designed a special rotary trumpet called the „Ganschhorn“ and a Flugelhorn of the same kind called „Killer Queen“.

VIDEO

RELATED ARTICLES

“What makes this band so unique is that all of the members are bandleaders themselves […]” – THOMAS GANSCH & HERBERT PIXNER

HERBERT PIXNER and THOMAS GANSCH let musical worlds collide in their joint project “ALPEN & GLÜHEN” (“Alps and Glow”). In collaboration with a hand-picked band including LUKAS KRANZELBINDER, MANU DELAGO and RADIO.STRING.QUARTET with BERNIE MALLINGER, … read more »

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY: A LOOK AT THE AUSTRIAN JAZZ SCENE

It’s fair to say that the Austrian jazz scene has experienced a real upswing in recent years. At least, one can come to this conclusion when observing the increased international interest in jazz from Austria; … read more »

MÜNSTERLAND FESTIVAL 2021 – Guest Country: AUSTRIA

The MÜNSTERLAND FESTIVAL presents music and art at great venues in the Münsterland region every two years, bringing us up to fall 2021. This year has a special guest: AUSTRIA. Lively, versatile, exciting: this is … read more »