Johannes Ernst (musician)
Johannes Ernst (* 1963 in Warburg ) is a German saxophonist .
Life
Ernst studied classical saxophone at the Berlin University of the Arts and as a DAAD scholarship holder at the Bordeaux Conservatory with Jean-Marie Londeix . This was followed by engagements as a soloist with renowned orchestras, as a chamber music partner in numerous ensembles and as a lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts and the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin.
He mainly plays contemporary music and has premiered several works, including the saxophone concertos by Friedrich Cerha , Toshio Hosokawa and Philippe Hurel . He is also a sought-after orchestral musician, including with the Berlin Philharmonic . Since 1988 he has also been 1st alto saxophonist with Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester .
Johannes Ernst is involved as a member of the board of the German Saxophonists' Working Group on the organization of interpretation and composition competitions for saxophone.
Discography
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New Saxophone Chamber Music , with the UnitedBerlin ensemble, conducted by Peter Hirsch ; col legno, 1996
- Hanspeter Kyburz , Cells (1993/94) for soprano / alto / tenor / baritone saxophone and ensemble
- Isabel Mundry , composition for alto saxophone and tape (1992)
- Christoph Staude , autopsy (1988) for alto saxophone solo
- Walter Zimmermann , Fragments of Love (1987) for tenor saxophone and string quartet
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Works for Saxophone and Orchestra , with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin , conducted by Vladimir Jurowski ; Arte Nova (Sony Music), 1999
- Florent Schmitt , Legend (1918)
- Vincent d'Indy , Choral varié (1903)
- Henri Tomasi , Ballad (1939)
- Claude Debussy , Rapsody (1904)
- Darius Milhaud , Scaramouche (1937)
- Found objects. Saxophone compositions 1929–1950 , with Christoph Israel (piano); E flat major, 2013
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Three concerts. Saxophone concerts by Cerha, Katzer and Lauba ; Genuin, 2019
- Friedrich Cerha , Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (World Premiere Recording), ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra , conducted by Michael Gielen
- Georg Katzer , La Mettrie III or The Evening of Machines (World Premiere Recording), MDR Symphony Orchestra , conducted by Peter Hirsch
- Christian Lauba , Dies irae (World Premiere Recording), MDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gabriel Feltz
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ernst, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warburg |