Georg Breinschmid

Georg Breinschmid (born 25 April 1973) is an Austrian double bass player.

Biography Breinschmid studied classical double bass at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and substituted in Viennese orchestras as a student. From 1994 to 1996 he played with the Tonkünstler Orchestra, then with the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic, touring Europe, America, and Asia.

In 1998, Breinschmid quit classical music in favor of jazz. He played with the Vienna Art Orchestra,

Discography As leader or co-leader 2005 Tanzen with Agnes Heginger 2008 Wien bleibt Krk (Zappel) 2010 Brein's World (Preiser) 2012 Fire (Preiser) 2013 Gansch and Breinschmid Live with Thomas Gansch (Preiser) 2014 Double Brein (Preiser) 2017 Strings and Bass with Matthias Bartolomey, Johannes Dickbauer, Florian Willeitner (Gramola)

As sideman 2007 Against the Wind, Christian Muthspiel 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Hans Zimmer