Walther Soyka (musician)

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Walther Soyka (2009)
Walther Soyka (2009)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Without di (with Molden , Resetarits , Wirth )
  AT 64 07/17/2009 (3 weeks)
Ho rugg (with Molden, Resetarits, Wirth)
  AT 6th 02/21/2014 (8 weeks)
Yeah (with Molden, Resetarits, Wirth)
  AT 5 05/12/2017 (9 weeks)

Walther Soyka (born June 1, 1965 in Vienna ) is an Austrian musician ( button harmonica , composition ). In 2015 he was nominated for the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the Jazz / World / Blues category.

Live and act

Soyka attended school in Vienna and Bremen from 1971 to 1982. During this time he learned the cello and solfeggio . He first worked in the book trade before he became a member of the Extremschrammeln , headed by Roland Neuwirth in 1983 , to which he belonged until 2003. Since 1991 his interest in new improvisation music has intensified . In 1993 he founded the label Non Food Mechanika , for which he also works as a music producer . He also worked with Ernst Molden , Willi Resetarits and Hannes Wirth , with whom two successful albums were created, as well as with Zärtliche Zöllner , the Pischinger family , Herzton.Schrammeln and the Neue Wiener Concert Schrammeln. Between 2002 and 2007 he was a member of the advisory board for social and cultural institutions at Austro Mechanika .

He has regular appearances with Karl Stirner (zither) and Martina Rittmannsberger (violin).

Discographic notes

  • 2004: Soyka Solo
  • 2009: Soyka Stirner Dance
  • 2015: Soyka Stirner dance two
  • 2016: Rittmannsberger Soyka Zwirn

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  1. Chart sources: Chartdiskographie Österreich
  2. a b Walther Soyka Vita
  3. http://www.sra.at/record/12063

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