Markus Schön (born 1971) is a German classical

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Life

Schön studied clarinet with

Eduard Brunner Eduard Brunner (14 July 1939 – 27 April 2017) was a classical clarinetist. He began his musical education in Basel (Switzerland) where he was born, continuing his studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Louis Cahuzac. For thirty years he was ...

, Hans-Dietrich Klaus and Hans Deinzer. He was twice included in the . In 1999, he won the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize of the German Universities of Music.Markus Schön
on the Bayerischche Staatsoper Schön has been principal clarinettist of the

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since 2003 and as such has been a regular guest of the

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, the

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, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, the Symphonieorchester of the Bayerischen Rundfunks and the

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Amsterdam. Since 2005, he has dedicated himself to playing on historical clarinets and is an increasingly sought-after

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

ian in this field. Since 2013, he is professor for wind chamber music at the

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. From 2015 to 2016, he was professor for clarinet at the

Folkwang University of the Arts The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in ...

in Essen.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schon, Markus German classical clarinetists 1971 births Living people Place of birth unknown Players of the Bavarian State Orchestra