Thomas Riebl was born in Vienna in 1956. He studied viola with Siegfried Führlinger, Peter Schidlof and Sandor Végh. At the age of 16 he made his debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus. Thomas Riebl has been professor at the University Mozarteum Salzburg since 1983. He gave countless master classes at some of the most important international music academies and in 2017 also at the German Viola Day in Wiesbaden. Many of his students have won prizes in international competitions, received professorships at music universities or have become members of leading orchestras and string quartets.