Moritz Stacher
Biography
The Austrian contrabassist Moritz Stacher was born in 2005 and received his first instruction at the age of six from Martin Heinzle. He attended high school at the Vienna Musikgymnasium and commenced preparatory studies with Prof. Jan-Georg Leser at the Private University for Music and Art of the City of Vienna (MUK) in 2020. Since 2023 he has been pursuing a bachelor in contrabass performance under Prof. Jan-Georg Leser.
Since the beginning of his musical education, Moritz Stacher has collected extensive orchestral experience in various youth orchestras as well as the orchestra of the MUK. In addition, he has performed for several years with the Camerata Prima Wien, an ensemble comprised of prize winners from prima la musica. He has attended numerous music camps in Salzburg and participated in the Vienna Philharmonic Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy in 2025, where he was able to garner experience as an orchestral and chamber musician.
In November 2025, as part of the Carte Blanche project, Moritz Stacher made his debut as a soloist in the Glass Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.