Sergio Azzolini

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sergio Azzolini (* 1967 in Bolzano ) is an Italian bassoonist and university teacher.

Life

Sergio Azzolini studied from 1978 to 1985 with Romano Santi at the Monteverdi Conservatory in his hometown and then at the Hanover Music Academy with Klaus Thunemann . During this time he was solo bassoonist in the European Community Youth Orchestra .

In addition to his solo work on the modern bassoon, Azzolini has dealt intensively with the baroque bassoon in recent years . Today he is considered the soloist on this instrument. For example, Azzolini plays under the direction of Christophe Coin in the Ensemble Baroque Limoges , at La Stavaganza Cologne , the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca , L'aura soave Cremona , Parnassi musici , the Collegium 1704 or with the Holland Baroque Society . Since 2013, a special focus has been on working with his own baroque orchestra, L'Onda Armonica. Azzolini was a member of the " Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble", the "Ma'alot Quintet" (see awards) and from 2002 to 2007 artistic director of the Potsdam Chamber Academy .

After a professorship at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts , Azzolini has been professor of bassoon and chamber music at the Basel University of Music since 1998 . He also gives many master classes, including a. at the Musikhochschule Weimar , at the Vienna Conservatory and as part of the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition .

Awards

Azzolini has won several prestigious competitions:

  • Carl Maria von Weber competition
  • “Prague Spring” competition
  • ARD Music Competition - Azzolini won this internationally renowned competition twice: in 1989 first prize in the wind quintet category and second prize in 1990 (if the first prize was not awarded) in the bassoon category.

CD publications (selection)

  • CPE Bach, Bassoon Music (Sony Classical)
  • A. Vivaldi, Concerti per fagotto (Naive), for “Concerti per fagotto 1” ECHO Klassik 2011 as “The concert recording of the year”
  • G. Rossini, Bassoon Concerto (Arts)
  • 20th Century Bassoon Concertos (Capricio)
  • JS Bach, reconstructed bassoon concertos (Sony Classical)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ aeoluswettbewerb.de ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.aeoluswettbewerb.de
  2. ↑ Sergio Azzolini at Bach Cantatas (English)
  3. ↑ dradio.de
personal data
SURNAME Azzolini, Sergio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian bassoonist
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Bolzano