Austrian trombonist, conductor and composer.
Michael Stern was born on the 23rd of Dezember 1933 in Natters. From 1946 to 2001 Stern was member of the Musikkapelle Natters. From 1956 to 1964 he was the first trombonist of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (Münchner Philharmoniker). He was also first trombonist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) from 1964 to 1988, professor for trombone at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (Hochschule für Musik und Theater München) from 1974 (1983 full professor) to 1997 and conductor of the Stadtmusikkapelle Wilten from 1977 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1995. Michael Stern also conducted the Original Tiroler Kaiserjägermusik from 1991 to 1992 and the Musikkapelle Mutters from 2002 to 2008. He was also the leader of a Inntaler-Formation called Die Sterntaler Musikanten, which has been active between 1965 and 1977.
Stern composed about 200 works for Tyrolean dance music ensembles (Inntaler-Formation), concert band (Großes Blasorchester) and small concert pieces for solo-instruments and concert band (eg. for clarinet, tenorhorn and trombone).