Nikolaus Straka

Austrian violinist, born in 1971. Straka became a student of Prof. G. Kaufmann when he was twelve years old. Since 1987, he also worked with W. Herzer, a solo cellist of Die wiener Philharmoniker. Straka graduated from Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Wien with the highest honors in 1992. He also studied many pieces of chamber music at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He has been a cellist of Die Wiener Philharmoniker since 1991, aswell as a member of Zalodek String Quartet.