1989 – born in Linz (Upper Austria)

1997- 2013- student of Univ. Prof. Wilfried Tachezi, Univ. Prof. Enrico Bronzi and Univ. Prof Clemens Hagen at Mozarteum Salzburg.

2013-2015 Postgraduated chamber music studies at Music University Vienna with Prof. Johannes Meissl.2011- granted the Bachelor exam with highest points.

2013- finished the Master exam also with distinction.

Masterclasses:

Gundula Leitner attended Masterclasses of Univ. Prof. Heinrich Schiff, Univ. Prof. Maria Kliegel, Univ. Prof. Wolfgang Boettcher and Univ. Prof. Enrico Bronzi.

Competitions:

2001- 1st Prize winner of“ Prima la Musica“  in Salzburg

2003/2004- 3rd Prize and Special Prize at the „International Alpen-Adria Wettbewerb“ in Gorizia, Italy.

2012- 3rd Prize at the „Enrico Mainardi Wettbewerb“ in Salzburg, Austria

Solo concerts:

Haydn Concerto, Haydn Concertante, Beethoven Tripelconcerto, Boccherini Concerto, Tschaikowsky Rokoko-Variations with „Tonkünstler Orchester Wien“, „Pro  Musica Salzburg“, „Inn-Salzach Euregio Youth Orchestra“, „Sinfonieorchester der Universität Bochum“, „Sinfonieorchester of Mozarteum Salzburg“ etc.

Chamber music:

Concerts in all over Europe and at festivals like Edinburgh, Salzburg festival, Mozartwoche Salzburg, Bergerac and more with the following musicians: Barbara Bonney, Sophie Pacini, Fazil Say, Marian Migdal and Martin Grubinger.

Orchestra experience:

Since 2015 Substitute of Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. Solocellist of the royal opera „La Monnaie“ brussels between September 2016 and June 2017. She worked with conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Metha, Yannick Nezet Seguin and Alain Altinoglu.