Peter Gasteiger

Peter Gasteiger (born 1971 in Kitzbühel) serves as Senior Lecturer for Saxophone in the Department of Wind & Percussion Instruments at Mozarteum University Salzburg. He has taught saxophone at the university since October 2007 and completed his habilitation there in November 2016.

His educational background includes instrumental and vocal pedagogy studies at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory, a concert diploma in saxophone with distinction under Marcus Weiss at the Basel University of Music, and a master's degree in instrumental and vocal pedagogy with distinction from Mozarteum University. He also completed music school management training at MCI Innsbruck.

Gasteiger has performed extensively as a member of the Mozarteum Wind Philharmonic Salzburg and the saxophone quartet "De Saxlamanda," with additional appearances at the Erl Festival under Gustav Kuhn, Windkraft Tirol, and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. His performance career includes masterclasses with renowned saxophonists Claude Delangle, Jean Yves Formeau, Jean Denis Michat, and Otis Murphy.

Since 1995, Gasteiger has maintained a parallel career in music education administration, serving as director of the Kitzbühel and Surrounding Area State Music School since 2002, following teaching positions at the Sarganserland Music School (1995-2002) and BORG Lauterach (1999-2002).