Patrik Hofer - Trumpet

Patrik Hofer, born in Tyrol in 1991, has been a trumpet player in the RSB since 2015 and has been teaching his own trumpet class at the Mozarteum University Salzburg since 2022.

He received his first trumpet lessons at the age of 7 at the local music school in Wattens and started as a junior student at the Mozarteum Innsbruck at the age of 16.
In 2017, he completed his diploma in music education/instrumental music education at the Mozarteum in Innsbruck, and in 2021 he completed his bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

During his studies, he earned two academy positions in the Konzerthausorchester Berlin (2013) and the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker (2013-2015).

In addition to his activities as a teacher and with the RSB, Patrik Hofer has been and continues to be a regular guest soloist with the following orchestras Berliner Philharmoniker, Münchner Philharmoniker, Bayerische Staatsoper München, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Stockholm Radio Orchestra, DSO Berlin, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Saarländischer Rundfunk, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Volksoper Wien, Staatsoper Berlin, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Haydn Orchestra Bozen/Trient, Tiroler Sinfonieorchester Innsbruck, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, etc.

He also performs regularly as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles such as Musicbanda Franui, Pro Brass, brass section of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, etc.

In his home country he cultivates his love of folk music, especially with the group “Die Inntaler”.