Biography
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.
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