S. A. works at the intersection of professional orchestras, music theater projects, and wind ensembles of all ages. His studies in Vienna and Graz laid the foundation for a versatile career as a trombonist, which included substitute positions in renowned orchestras such as the RSO Wien, the Vienna Volksoper, and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. He was also a permanent member of the Vienna Operetta Orchestra and recreation – Großes Orchester Graz. Numerous tours across Europe and Asia broadened his artistic perspective and enriched his experience in the international concert scene.

In addition to his performance career, S. A. worked for 15 years as an instrumental teacher and in 2022 earned a PhD in musicology, focusing on instrumentation and arrangement in the production process of Robert Stolz’s music. This combination of practical experience, pedagogy, and scholarly expertise informs his holistic approach to music and ensemble work.

Since 2011, he has been directing the Musikverlag Andraschek. Since 2016, he has devoted himself exclusively to composition and arrangement, with conducting mainly in the context of his own projects. His works are performed by symphony and wind orchestras, youth ensembles, and in music theater productions. His projects include numerous commissioned works, music education programs, and book adaptations, which have premiered on the main stage of the Vienna Volksoper. For his own projects, he founded the Crossover-Orchestra Vienna.

He works equally on fully staged and semi-staged projects, collaborates with singer-songwriters, and creates compositions and arrangements that are carefully tailored in style and sound to the specific circumstances. This versatility, combined with his experience in orchestras, teaching, and publishing, allows him to develop projects in which different orchestral worlds meet and inspire each other. The result is work that is artistically demanding, audience-friendly, and sustainably impactful—always leaving room for new musical discoveries.