TROMBONE ATTRACTION

Since 2006, the four gentlemen from Trombone Attraction have experienced a lot.
 Together they have won a few competitions, played hundreds of concerts, visited many countries, recorded four and a half CDs and sold them all over the world, earned some money, spent even more, also spent dozens of hours on the plane, in delayed trains and cramped cars, emptied bottles of beer and wine to toast successes, defeats or just for fun, drank about 44.106 shots of espresso, survived business and personal crises, lived, loved, practiced, rehearsed, laughed, cried, argued, reconciled, married four enchanting women, got eight children, bought two flats and built four houses. And it goes on…

Stefan Obmann

tenor trombone

* 1988 | studied at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | was a guest musician with renowned orchestras (including the Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Symphoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Oper Frankfurt) | various teaching activities | member of the PHACE ensemble | member of the Vienna Brass Connection | active as a freelance musician

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Christian Poitinger

bass trombone

* 1987 | studies at the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität Linz and at the Kunstuniversität Graz/Oberschützen | 1st prize at the international Edward Kleinhammer Competition (2009) | guest musician with renowned orchestras (Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Symphoniker) | member of the Vienna Brass Connection | since 2007: bass trombonist at the Wiener Volksoper | since 2018: university lecturer at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

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Martin Riener

tenor trombone, alto trombone

* 1987 | studied at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | guest musician with renowned orchestras (Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsoper) | member of the Vienna Brass Connection | chamber musician in various ensembles | 2007-2016: principal trombonist at the Wiener Volksoper | since 2016: principal trombonist of the Wiener Symphoniker

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Raphael Stieger

tenor trombone

* 1984 | studied at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | was a guest musician with renowned orchestras (Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Volksoper) | member of the Vienna Brass Connection | since 2012: principal of the music school Leopoldstadt | since 2021: university lecturer for brass ensemble at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | active as a freelance musician

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This ensemble must be heard all over the world and even in outer space. All the credits to them!

Leonhard Paul Mnozil Brass

This group has a tremendous homogeneity of sound and musical intention. A breath of musical fresh air. This kind of musical togetherness comes only with much work built on instinct.

Ian BousfieldTrombonist

Even the first time I listened to them, I could sense their complete trust in each other and the fun they have when playing together, though, of course, they take their music very seriously.

Dietmar Küblböck Trombonist, Wiener Philharmoniker

Trombone Attraction: many fresh ideas, a sound musicality and joy in ensemble playing.This is the best base for great music.

Gábor Tarkövi Trumpeter, Berliner Philharmoniker

A truly refreshing way of playing music and, what is more, executed with breathtaking ease.

Walter VoglmayrTrombonist, Wiener Symphoniker, Pro Brass

As we all know from the bible, seven trombones can bring on the apocalypse. Four trombones on the other hand, are the guarantee for a heavenly concert. This is a well known fact since these four gentlemen formed Trombone Attraction.

Wilhelm SinkoviczDie Presse

Martin Riener, Stefan Obmann, Raphael Stieger and Christian Poitinger represent a generation of musicians for whom music has no boundaries.

Dr. Andrea WolowiecMusikverein Wien

At the shows of Trombone Attraction, everything is planned precisely because they want to tell real stories and therefore also create choreographies, and even develop their performances into real total works of art.

Markus Hennerfeindmusicologist, journalist


Very rarely does one have the opportunity to hear a trombone quartet play so perfectly with such joy and enthusiasm.

Markus BebekSONIC Magazine

The perfect mixture of deep love for music and enormous joy in playing and creating.

Bettina Barnay-Walsermusic journalist & radio moderator

Trombone Attraction - that's a trombone quartet for self-realisation. They play with our expectations, have polished not only the trombones but also the arrangements. Art that comes from skill. A pleasure. And fun is had here by musicians and listeners at the same level.

Ulrike Jährlingmusic journalist & radio moderator
rbbKultur

The biographies of the four men in Trombone Attraction reveal many similarities and points of intersection. Stefan Obmann and Raphael Stieger, who have known each other since childhood, started learning the trombone with the same teacher. Martin Riener and Christian Poitinger attended the Musikgymnasium Linz together and played in the same orchestra for a long time. The trombone quartet Trombone Attraction not only forms the trombone section of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, but all four musicians are also members of the Vienna Brass Connection.

Their celebrated appearance at the famous Stresa Music Festival in Italy or the Festival Cuivres en Dombes in France as well as performances in Germany, Greece and Hungary show that today’s audience can still be charmed and delighted by a young, up-and-coming ensemble. Because of their many innovative ideas the four highly motivated trombonists can offer their listeners a very interesting and different sound experience.