Christoph Wimmer & Dominik Wagner talk about Viennese Tradition

Christoph Wimmer is a principal double bassist at the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra and professor at the University for music and performing arts Vienna. In this conversation he talks to Dominik Wagner about viennese tradition, both for the bass and for other orchestral instruments. 0:00 - Introduction 1:20 - Viennese sound 5:58 - Different traditions in sound 7:42 - Viennese string sound 9:00 - Viennese double basses 11:58 - Viennese tuning 13:32 - The roots of the string sound in Vienna 16:44 - Movement while playing 17:55 - Dominiks approach to bow grips 20:05 - 4 & 5 string basses 22:10 - Bass sound in the Vienna Philharmonic 23:08 - Generational change in the Vienna Philharmonic 24:52 - Richard Strauss 26:29 - Difference between Solo & Orchestra 27:44 - Vienna State Opera & Vienna Philharmonic 31:55 - The applying proces of the Vienna Philharmonic 33:10 - Points system in the Vienna Philharmonic 35:43 - Musician jokes 36:44 - Services and shifts in the Vienna Philharmonic 39:38 - Christoph Wimmer - Career start 40:18 - Repertoire system in the Opera 43:33 - Being a principle bass in an orchestra 46:16 - Working with orchestra & conductor 50:48 - Qualities of the double bass in an orchestra 54:06 - “The best moments are always in the silence“ 56:48 - Anecdotes from a New Years Concert