Bernd Leichtfried
Correpetition & Choire, Choire Leading
Artistic & Pedagogical Education
- 2015 Diploma in Orchestral Conducting at the Prayner Conservatory Vienna
- 1995-2001 studies of music education at the MDW (piano, violin, voice)
- Correpetition with Prof. Michael Schlüsselmayr (Vienna State Opera)
- Lied accompaniment with Prof. Thomas Kerbl (Bruckner Conservatory Linz)
- Jazz piano with Prof. Roland Batik and Erwin Schmidt
Teaching Experience
- 2000 - 2003 Lecturer for jazz piano at the Jazz-Folk-Klezmer summer course of Artes Iuventutis 2000,
- 2001 rehearsals and arrangements at the summer musical camp Edlitz
- 2001 - 2005 Performing Arts Studios Vienna (correpetition) 2001 - 2005 Vienna Musical School (ear training, music theory, choral conducting, correpetition)
- 2005 Vienna Film School (repetition and ensemble conducting) 2002 - 2009 musical director of the Kindermusicalcompany Vienna
- 2002 - 2006 Music School Himberg (piano, correpetition)
- Since 2007 musical director of the Musicalakademie Murtal 2003 - 2012 teaching and rehearsing at the BG BRG Polgarstrasse for choir and musical projects
- Since 2013 teaching position for piano, singing, choir, school band and music education at BG BRG Polgarstrasse
- 2015-2018 accompanist at the Vienna Conservatory
- Since 2018 répétiteur at the Friedrich Guida School of Music
- Since 2021 choral conducting at the Friedrich Gulda School of Music
Discography (Productions)
Musical
- 2000: Evita - Summer Musical Camp Edlitz
- 2001: Sissy, imperial beauty - Raimundtheater Vienna & Prinzenregenttheater Munich
- City of Angels - Summermusicalcamp Edlitz
- 2002: Fame - Theater des Augenblicks, Vienna - musical direction
- 2003: Godspell - Theater Center Forum, Vienna
- Finix - Raimundtheater, Vienna
- Rent - Akzenttheater, Vienna
- 2004: Wild Party - City Theater Klagenfurt
- The Best of A. L. Webber - tour Lower Austria - musical direction
- 2005: A Tribute to The Andrews Sisters - Theater 82er Haus Gablitz
- I love you, You're Perfect, Now Change - Ensembletheater am Petersplatz, Vienna - musical direction,
- Jesus Christ Superstar - Musical Summer Amstetten
- 2006: A Tribute To ABBA - Theater 82er Haus Gablitz
- Kiss Me Kate - open air stage Wunsiedel, D
- I love you, You're Perfect, Now Change - Musical im Gartencenter, Langnau, CH - musical direction (Swiss premiere)
- 2007: Lucky Stiff - musical at the garden center, tour, CH - musical direction
- 2008: Aida - Musical Summer Amstetten
- In Nomine Patris (world premiere) - Dt. Theater Munich - musical direction, conducting
- 2009: Kiss Me Kate - Gloria Theater Vienna
- We Will Rock You - Vienna District Festival Weeks
- 2009 Marlene Dietrich - Myth and Passion - Ensembletheater am Petersplatz, Vienna
- 2010 I love you, You're Perfect, Now Change - Kammerspiele Seeb, CH
- 2011 Kiss Me Kate - Summer Festival Kittsee, conducting
- The Last 5 Years - Theater Drachengasse, Vienna - musical direction
- 2012 3 Roses Wiener Bezirksfestwochen
- 2013 An Evening Without Scott Alan - Theater 82erHaus Gablitz, Ronacher Vienna,
- Womanized- The Making Of - Interkulttheater Vienna
- 2014 Sisi Hot - Orpheum Vienna
Operetta (Director of Studies)
- 1997: The Beautiful Helena (Autumn Days Blindenmarkt)
- 1998: The Beggar Student
- 1999: Gypsy Baron
- 2000: Opera Ball
- 2001: Countess Mariza
- 2002: Night in Venice
- 2003: Life in Paris
- 2004: Viennese Blood
- 2005: Land of Smiles
- 2012: The Fidele Peasant
- 2013: The Tramps
Opera
- 2000: La Cenerentola (operklosterneuburg)
Dirgate
- 2008 In Nomine Patris (world premiere) - Dt. Theater Munich - musical direction.
- 2009 St. Francis Cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra - Vienna School Project
- 2011 Die Csardasfürstin - Johann Strauss operetta Vienna, tour D
- Kiss Me Kate - summer festival Kittsee
- 2012 Countess Mariza - Johann Strauss Operetta Vienna, Tour D
- Performances on the luxury cruise ship MS EUROPA
- (Nov. 2006 - March 2020):
- As bar pianist and musical director for chanson evenings, operetta galas, Viennese song evenings.
- 2008 Foundation of the "Salonorchester Vindobona
- Since 2008 musical director of the annual Viennese Opera Ball on the MS Europa
Film
- 2011 "Mahler on the Couch" (recordings and hand-double).
Arrangement
- Arrangements for symphony orchestra, salon orchestra, big band, cross-over ensembles etc. Choral arrangements
- 2012: Creation of the complete musical version of "Out of Rosenheim" based on fragments from the feature film