Alfred Prinz

Alfred Prinz (4 June 1930 – 20 September 2014) was an Austrian composer, clarinetist, and music educator.

His compositional output includes 7 symphonies, many concertos, several works for solo piano, songs, and chamber music.

In 1998 his Fünf Goethe-Lieder (Five Goethe Songs) were premiered by soprano Caroline Dowd-Higgins for whom Prinz had composed the pieces.

In 1945, at the age of 15, he became a clarinetist in the Vienna State Opera Orchestra; and was the youngest performer ever to play for that ensemble.

[2] As an educator, Prinz taught clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna since 1972.