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Interview with Sergio Azzolini

Watch bassoon soloist and teacher Sergio Azzolini talk about his student years, about playing baroque bassoons, about technique, about practicing and preparing for concerts, about life as a soloist, about Vivaldi's music and much more.

Sergio Azzolini is widely regarded as one of the most important bassoonists of his generation. Already in young years, he gained solo experience as the principal bassoon of the European Community Youth Orchestra. Over the years, Azzolini has performed with numerous orchestras, received a number of awards at international competitions such as the Carl Maria von Weber competition, and built his reputation as the leading baroque bassoon player. Since 1998, Azzolini has been professor for bassoon and chamber music at the n|w Hochschule for Musik in Basel, Switzerland.