Rainer Bischof

Born in Vienna in 1947; Rainer Bischof is a composer, philosopher and cultural manager. He studied philosophy and art history at the Universität Wien, where he took his doctorate in 1973, as well as composition at the Wiener Musikhochschule and privately with Hans Erich Apostel. He taught philosophy and aesthetics at the Universität für Musik Wien and composition at the Konservatorium Wien. In 1978 he became head of the artistic administration office of the Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft, and from 1984 he headed the theatre department of the Wiener Festwochen. From 1988 to 2005 he was Secretary General of the Wiener Symphoniker, and from 1991 to 2015 president of the Internationale Gustav-Mahler-Gesellschaft. His work comprises solo, chamber, vocal, operatic and orchestral works. In 1993 he received the Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst. On the Cybele album Hans Erich Apostel and the String Quartet (2010) he is represented as author and performer.