The clarinetist Thomas Holzmann was born in Schärding, Austria. His main studies took him to the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where he perfected his clarinet skills under the instruction of Johann Hindler.
In the 2004-2005 music season, Thomas Holzmann received a scholarship from the Herbert von Karajan Center and was also sponsored by Leitz Austria Vertriebs GmbH.
He was able to gain formative experience as an orchestral musician and academic with the Staatskapelle Dresden. Subsequently, he was engaged as a principal clarinetist with both the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra.
Since February 2017 Thomas Holzmann has been a principal clarinetist with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. He regularly plays as a guest soloist in other orchestras, such as the Berlin Philharmonic,
he Lucerne Festival Orchestra, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Munich Philharmonic and many others.
Thomas Holzmann taught his own clarinet class at the Nuremberg University of Music from 2016-2019 and currently offers masterclasses all over the world.
