Thomas Riebl’s playing is characterised by delicacy and precision—impressively crafted on his large (171/8-inch) 1735 Testore viola—within the mould of present-day mainstream style. Having studied with Siegfried Führlinger, Peter Schidlof and Sándor Végh, won a number of prestigious prizes, and made his début at the Vienna Konzerthaus aged sixteen, his performing career has gone from strength to strength, encompassing chamber music (with pianists including András Schiff and Oleg Maisenberg, as well as quartets such as the Juilliard and Hagen) and prominent solo appearances.

Teaching is another key element to his work, including a professorship at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg and visiting tutorships at other colleges and annual festivals.<...