Austrian harpist Ulrike Neubacher, daughter of the professor and harp maker Johann Neubacher, began her musical studies at a very young age on a harp specially made for her by her father. She studied with Professor Emminger in Salzburg and in the class of Professor Reichling at the State Music Academy of Stuttgart, from where she graduated with her soloist’s diploma. In parallel to her studies she was a regular fi rst prizewinner in many national and international competitions. From the age of 15 Ulrike Neubacher has gathered a lot of experience as a soloist. Her large number of concerts, recordings and television appearances in both Europe and Asia are testament to her exceptional musicality and continual artistic activity.
Ulrike Neubacher has a particular passion for chamber music. Aside from the standard duet pairings she also appears in duets with voice, trombone and double bass.
She is regularly playing with major orchestras and ensembles such as SWR Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart, dem Radiosinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, the Südwestrundfunkorchester Freiburg, the Baden-Badener Symphoniker, the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, the Orchestre Symphonique de Lyon, the Philharmonie Merck, the Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg ot the Ensemble Plus. She lives and performs mainly in Southern Germany and Austria. In addition her artistic reputation makes her a pedagogue who is in demand throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
