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An Austrian-born actor with a set of expressive, attention-grabbing eyes, Erwin Leder is perhaps best known among European cinema and television. He was born in St. Polten, Lower Austria, Austria on July 30, 1951 and possesses a well-sized acting career spanning over 30 years. He began his career in 1975, with many of his works being in foreign films. His more notable performances have been associated with movies such as the 1981 film Das Boot wherein he portrayed a World War II U-Boat crewman obsessed with the U96's engines. Erwin also appeared as a peasant in the opening minutes of the Disney action-adventure film The Three Musketeers (1993). That same year he also appeared in Schindler's List (1993). Ten years later he would appear in another high-profile movie with his role as the Lycan geneticist Singe in Underworld (2003).

Bernhard Wicki was born on 28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for The Longest Day (1962), The Bridge (1959) and The Miracle of Father Malachia (1961). He was married to Elisabeth Endriss and Agnes Fink. He died on 5 January 2000 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Daniel Hoesl was born in 1982 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He is a director and writer, known for Davos (2020), Soldier Jane (2013) and WiNWiN (2016).

Lolita was born on 17 January 1931 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol (1958), Weißer Holunder (1957) and Schlager-Raketen (1960). She was married to ? Einzinger. She died on 30 June 2010 in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.

Richard Eybner was born on 17 March 1896 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Sissi (1955), Eroica (1949) and Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956). He died on 20 June 1986 in Vienna, Austria.

Veronika Polly was born on 29 April 1974 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. She is an actress, known for Todespolka (2010), Kommissar Rex (1994) and Nordrand (1999).

Julia von Juni was born on 2 June 1975 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. She is an actress, known for Abgefahren (2004), Daniel the Wizard (2004) and The Old Fox (1977).

Karl von Liebezeit was born on 4 November 1933 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He was an actor, known for Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), Verbotene Liebe (1995) and Die Wache (1994). He died on 23 April 2002 in Hamburg, Germany.

Kerim Waller was born in 1994 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He is an actor, known for Stifado (2018), Appearances (2020) and Pagan Peak (2018).

Amélie van Tass was born in 1987 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Kurt Mündl was born on 8 June 1959 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for Hogi's Family ...eine total stachelige Angelegenheit (2009), Sisi ... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheit (2012) and Pielach - The Enchanted Valley (2006). He died in December 2019 in Kirchstetten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Stefan Melbinger was born on 8 December 1947 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He is a composer, known for Tatort (1970), Gefundenes Fressen (1977) and Strauberg ist da (1978).

Thommy Ten was born on 19 June 1987 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Thomas Gansch was born on 31 December 1975 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He is a composer and actor, known for Friendship (2006), Countdown (2003) and Universum (1987).

Roland Baumgartner was born in Austria. At the age of 5 years already, he started his musical training being tutored by a number of renowned Austrian music experts. Later on, he studied music composition, piano and the trumpet at the Vienna Conservatory. At age 18 he already graduated, and at 21 he became director of the "Salzburger Musikschulwerk", the youngest director ever since the founding of this music school. During that time he composed the ballet Bergsegen, which was performed for the first time by the Royal Ballet of London. In 1979 he went to the United States to study music composition with Leonard Bernstein. The influence of this eminent teacher led to Baumgartner's decision to work henceforth as a freelance composer and conductor, with the outcome that over the years he came to conduct such renowned orchestras as, among others, the Czechoslovak Philharmonic Orchestra, the NDR Symphonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Festival Orchestra and the Bolshoi Symphonic Orchestra. This unusually multi-facetted approach as a composer and conductor awakened the interest of international personalities in the world of film and TV production. With an abundance of music titles for international films such as Deadly Games, Joseph's Daughter, Body and Soul, Jungle Warriors, Night of Four Moons, The Secret of The Black Dragon (Manson Inter.Group/Orion) and Ali Baba, Roland Baumgartner demonstrates his incredible versatility. More than 100 TV films and series were entrusted to him by patrons such as the BBC, SRG, RA2, ORF, ZDF, ARD, RTL, ARTE, DEUTSCHE WELLE, BR and many more. His largest symphonic opus so far, the Missa Pacis, premièred in Philadelphia at the 200-year-anniversary of the American constitution in June of 1987, in the presence of the United States Governors and representatives from 80 countries. On occasion of the 100-year-anniversary of Hollywood, Roland Baumgartner produced a symphonic composition for large orchestra and choir, the Hollywood Symphony. It was published as a CD series in 1996.

Roland Baumgartner was the first composer of the western world able to realize a co-production between the two opposing powers, the UDSSR, as it was then, and the USA. The high-budget production of Ali Baba, a ballet film starring solo dancers of the Atlanta Ballet and the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet, was sponsored by Coca Cola. The libretto for this piece was written by Mariana Shevardnaze, daughter of Edward Shevardnaze who was then Soviet Foreign Minister.

In 1991 "Musical Sisi" it was composed with the aim of creating the quintessential European musical combining international music styles. By blending Viennese elements with rock-symphonic instrumentation, the highly successful musical Sisi - Her Majesty of Beauty came into being. As in the composition of Bernstein's West Side Story, the musical was re-written multiple times to hone it to perfection. The musical runs in Europe since 1998 and is probably-in the history of musicals-the first European opus of its kind that is internationally successful. Meanwhile, Roland Baumgartner has composed other musicals, such as Wintergarten which premièred in 1999.

In August of 1994, the Missa Pacis was presented by Karin Schnabl in Bonn. The concert was recorded by the German radio station Deutsche Welle and broadcast via satellite into 38 countries worldwide. More than 50 embassies supported this event. In September of 1995, the peace symphony Missa Pacis was presented at the annual music festival "Linzer Klangwolke" in Austria. For this event, the opus was newly edited in coordination with the Brucknerhaus Linz and the ORF, and staged in an unforgettable visual sound and light show for an audience of 70 000 people. Quote by Director Karl Gerbel of the Brucknerhaus Linz: "The time has come for the Missa Pacis!". In September of 1996, Roland Baumgartner's nature symphony, Symphonia Globalis, was presented at that year's "Linzer Klangwolke" to an audience of 95 000 people (reported by the ORF, the Austrian national Radio and TV program). This symphony is dedicated to David McTaggart, founder of the Greenpeace movement, who was present at the premiere in Linz.

On 23 April, 1997, in Vienna, and on 24 April at the Brucknerhaus Linz, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra performed for the first time a specially commissioned composition by Roland Baumgartner to commemorate its 50-years anniversary.

1998 The symphonic version of his Musical "Excalibur" was presented to an audience of 10.000 people in an open air event with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna and the singer from the Band Toto "Bobby Kimball"

2000: The Musical "Sisi" was performed at the famous "Prinzregententheater" in Munich. Commission for composing 1000 titles ( symphonic and modern) for the international music library "Arcadia Music"

2001: Production of the George Foreman project "Let us live" with Ramon Vargas and the "Vienna Boys - choir". Part of the project was broadcasted on NBC.

Roland Baumgartner's works have appeared on more than 120 CDs in over 40 countries. His catalogue registers more than 3900 compositions at present.

2002: Composition of the "Opera Mystica"

2004: Composition and recording of "The George Foreman Opera" in the USA and Austria. Production and composition for a musical and an arthouse film about the Autrian Painter "Friedensreich Hundertwasser". The musical has been played in Germany and Vienna.

2009: Premier of the Children Musical "Der Pankratz" for the summer Festival in Austria

2010: World Premier of the Neoromantic Opera "Luther" in Germany with performances in Hof and Bayreuth

4th of November: Symphonic Film music concert with compositions of Williams and Baumgartner took place in the new opera house in Bratislava

2011: 4th of March: World Premier of the Opera "Hoffmanns Welt" in Germany, a great public success (Theater Hof, E.T.A Hoffmanntheater in Bamberg and Opera house Bayreuth)

2012: World premiere and further performances of the Neoromantic Opera "Maria Theresia" at the National-Theater Bratislava.

14. October second premiere of "Maria Theresia" during the ARMEL-Operafestival. Broadcasted by "ARTE".

"Maria Theresia" is a new kind of opera the music combines modern music with wonderful romantic melodies".

Roland Baumgartner became member of the "Music Online Academy Vienna Mozart" as a professor for composition.

2013: 29.06.2013 World Premiere of the opera "The Marilyn Monroe Process" Schloss Kirchstetten. (NÖ-Viertelfestival)

2014:

Roland Baumgartner founded the outstanding "Romantic-Theatre" He is artistic director and composed for the first season the neoromantic operetta "Flatterhafte Herzen"

29 October: Bulgarian premiere of the opera "Marilyn Monroe" at the Opera House Rouse. This opera production was played as well in Sofia and at the Opera Festival in Varna Music for the documentary "Acadia"

2015: The very successful production "Calafati" about one of the founder of the very famous Vienna Entertainment park (Wiener Prater) was played from May till October in the Romantic-Theatre.

A very special production and composition was the story around the authors of the very famous Christmas Song "Silent Night" which took place at Christmas Time 2015

2016: Another successful production "The Rosequeen" was played at the Romantic Theatre.

2017: 27th November: Sold out world premiere of the opera version of the musical "Sisi" in Stara Zagora.

May: World premiere of the operetta "Ein echter Kavalier" at the Romantic Theatre

Music for the documentary "Jardin Exotique de Monaco"

2018: 27th and 28th of April: Special performances of the chamber opera "The Marilyn Monroe Process" in Vienna.

May: World premiere of the operetta "The heavenly Bacchus" at the Romantic Theatre

November: Performances of his opera "Sisi- The soul of an empress"at the state opera in Bulgaria.

December: Performances of his orchestra suite "The Maria Theresia Orchestra suite" in Erfurt, Germany

Performances of the play "Silent Night" in Vienna and at the Romantik Theater Music for the TV Show "Abenteuer Buch" for Arcadia TV World (2018-2019)

2019: May: World premiere of the operetta "Die Glücksfee" at the Romantik Theater

November: Performance of the "Symphonia Globalis" with Sofia Philharmonic and National Philharmonic Choir. Performances of the "Sisi - The Soul of an empress" at the State Opera in Stara Zagora. Music for the TV Show "Culture a la Carte" for Arcadia TV World (2019-2024)

2020: Composition of the "Missa Gratias" for the Vatican and Pope Francis , dedicated to all people at the "Corona-Front"

The state of Kazakhstan commissioned an opera about the first president of Kazakhstan "Nursultan Nasarbajew". Parts of the opera have been broadcasted on Kazakh National TV.

2021: Variation of the "Gondellied" which was played at the Wiener Musikverein in Vienna.

Music for the TV Talkshow "The World and I" for Arcadia TV World (2021-2024)



2022: World Premiere of the big Violin Concerto "Heaven above us" with full orchestra at the Sofia Philharmonic Hall

November World premiere of the piano concert "Notre Dame de Paris", composed for huge orchestra, choir and solo piano, at the Sofia Philharmonic Hall. This concert was commissioned for the opening ceremony for the cathedral "Notre Dame"

Performances of "Sisi - The Soul of an empress" at the State Opera in Bulgaria.



2023: Composition and performances of the musical "Hotel Royal".

Composition of the film music for the anti-war short film "When we get home again".

Performances of "Sisi-The soul of an empress" at the State Opera in Bulgaria.

2024:

Recording of the symphonic film score for big orchestra, "La Tre Vita" ,at the State Opera in Bulgaria.

Music for the documentary "The secret legacy of the Thracians"

Nomination for "Best Film Score" at the ARFF Barcelona for the movie "When we get home again".

Award for "Best Original Score" at the "FIFF London" for the movie "When we get home again"

Composition and performances of the musical "Dreams of the Orient Express" in Austria.

May: Performance of the big violin concerto "The heaven above us" with full orchestra at the philharmonic hall in Cairo.

Alfred Gusenbauer was born on 8 February 1960 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Michael Häupl was born on 14 September 1949 in Altlengbach, St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. He is known for Operation Bobbi Bear (2014), Die Lugners (2003) and Früher war alles besser (2022).

Vea Kaiser was born on 21 September 1988 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Gunnar Prokop was born on 11 July 1940 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Julius Raab was born on 29 November 1891 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He died on 8 January 1964 in Vienna, Austria.

Martin Thür was born on 25 July 1982 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Karl Amon was born on 31 December 1949 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.

Milena Michiko Flasar was born in 1980 in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria.