Arno Bornkamp en Córdoba - Argentina - 2010. Arno Bornkamp (

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, 1959) is a Dutch classical

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, the professor of the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and is considered an influential soloist in the classical repertoire.

Biography

Arno Bornkamp has won many awards, including the 'Silver Laurel of the Concertgebouw' and the ' Netherlands Music Prize' among the most noteworthy. The latter enabled him to go abroad, studying in France with Daniel Deffayet and

Jean-Marie Londeix Jean-Marie Londeix (20 September 1932) is a French saxophonist born in Libourne who studied saxophone, piano, harmony and chamber music.Ingham, Richard (ed.)''The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone'' Cambridge University Press (1998) p. 169. Umb ...

, and in Japan with

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as well as working with composers such as

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and

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. Since 1982, he has been part of the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet where he plays

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

with Johan van der Linden on

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

, Niels Bijl on

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

, and Niels Merwijk William on

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

. Among others, he recorded the CD "Adolphe Sax Revisited" with pianist Ivo Janssen, who he has been performing with since 1983. In this cd he used period instruments, which were made by

Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (; 6 November 1814 – 4 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. He played the fl ...

. He has given many masterclasses across the world and has been the professor of saxophone at the Conservatory of Amsterdam since 1995.

Discography

*1989: Saxophone Sonatas – Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen *1993: Reed my mind *1995: The Classical Saxophone *1996: Hot Sonate - Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen *1998: Scaramouche – French saxophone music *1998: Arno Bornkamp & Ivo Janssen - Saxophone and Piano *2001: Heartbreakers *2001: Adolphe sax revisited – Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen *2002: Devil's Rag - The Saxophone In 12 Pieces - Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen *2005: Metropolis - Berlin 1925-1933 – Arno Bornkamp, Ties Mellema, Ivo Janssen, Ultrech String Quartet *2007: Boston to Paris, the Ellisa Hall Collection *2008: Buku of horn, Arno B plays Jacob TV

External links

Official website

References

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