Joining Bösendorfer in 1978 Ferdinand Bräu has been working more than 40 years for the company in various leading positions. Starting from scratch with a pianomaker apprenticeship he could achieve extensive experience as a piano technician, working for the most renowned artists in Vienna as well as around the world preparing Bösendorfer instruments for concerts and recordings. The education and training of colleagues and external technicians has been another focus during his early career. Over the years he was taking responsibility for numerous other areas within the Bösendorfer company such as head of product development, sales and marketing manager, director of production, head of artist relations and head of Bösendorfer Salon in Vienna.
Ferdinand Bräu has completed a professional education of a master piano maker and concert technician as well as a business program for export and international management in Vienna.
His high interest and passion is music also playing piano actively as well as art in general and architecture and design in particular.
Seminar: 4 September (Sunday), 4.30 p.m., room Sequoia