Samuel Mittag, born in Switzerland in 1996, received his first violin lessons from Sandra Albrecht. At the age of 7, he switched to Prof. Herbert Scherz, where he was also taught the viola in addition to the violin.
From 2014 he received private lessons from Prof. Patrick Jüdt. One year later, at the age of 14, Samuel Mittag began his bachelor's degree at the Bern University of the Arts with Prof. Jüdt, majoring in viola. After completing his studies in Bern (Master of Music Education with distinction), he continued his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Prof. Thomas Selditz in 2017, which he also completed with distinction.
He gained his first orchestral experience with the Sinfonietta Schaffhausen, the Camerata Schweiz and the Bern Symphony Orchestra. From 2017 to 2019, Samuel Mittag was a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy, during which time he received individual tuition from principal violist Prof. Tobias Lea. He also took part in many masterclasses, where he was influenced by Prof. Hatto Beyerle and Prof. Mikhail Mouller, among others.
Samuel Mittag was a scholarship holder of the "Friedl Wald Foundation" and the "Lyra Foundation". He has been a violist with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2021.
