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Musical training with Alfred Lösch in Klagenfurt, Silvia Führlinger in Vienna, Gunter Teuffel in Stuttgart and Gerard Caussè in Paris. Chamber music studies with the Melos Quartett and Erich Höbarth.

Solo and chamber music performances in (amongst others) Wiener Musikverein, Wiener Konzerthaus, Mozarteum Salzburg, Grazer Stefaniensaal, Brucknerhaus Linz, Haydn-Saal Eisenstadt, Kongresshaus Villach. Festival performances at the Wiener Festwochen, the Mozartwoche Salzburg, Styriarte Graz, Brucknerfest Linz, Carinthischer Sommer, Verbier-Festival, Festival Aix-en-Provence, Festival de Radio France/Paris. Tours in Europe, America and Asia.

Guest musician with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Symphoniker, RSO Wien, Camerata Salzburg, and Klangforum Wien.

Broad experience in the area of old music and the use of baroque/classically arranged instrumentation as well as with contemporary music. Member of Ensemble Quasars since 2016.
Axel Kircher has been violist for the Kreisler Trio Wien and plays on a viola from Matthieu Devuyst.