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						Ernst Ottensamer (born 1955) is a 
						classical clarinetist. 
						  
						He was born at Wallern in Upper 
						Austria and studied the clarinet at the Bruckner 
						Conservatory in Linz, before moving to Vienna 
						Musikhochschule, where he completed his studies in 1979. 
						  
						He first played with the Vienna 
						State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 1978, 
						before becoming a principal clarinetist in 1983. 
						  
						Since 1986 he has also been a 
						member of the teaching staff of the Vienna 
						Musikhochschul. 
						  
						He was a founder-member of the 
						Vienna Wind Ensemble. |