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Anders Paulsson, born 14 October 1961, is a Swedish soprano saxophonist. Since his Carnegie Hall debut in 1992, Anders Paulsson is widely recognized as one of the finest soprano saxophonists in the world. His pioneering musicianship has inspired a succession of over 60 international composers to write solo concertos and chamber music for him and another 20 commissions are scheduled to be premiered in the coming years. He has recorded 28 CDs and performed concerts in 28 countries in major music halls like Berliner Philharmonie, Alice Tully Hall,
Philharmonie Luxembourg The Philharmonie Luxembourg, also known officially as the Grande-Duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte Concert Hall (french: Salle de concerts grande-duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte, german: Konzertsaal Großherzogin Joséphine-Charlotte), is a concert hal ...
, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall in London, Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Moscow International Performing Arts Centre and Kitakyushu Performing Arts Centre in Japan with orchestras like the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Swedish Radio Choir The Swedish Radio Choir is a professional choir. It is part of Sveriges Radio, the public radio broadcasting company of Sweden. The choir consists of 32 singers and their chorus master Marc Korovitch. Peter Dijkstra is the choir's most recent chief ...
, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (russian: Симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербургской филармонии, ''Symphonic Orchestra of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia'') is a Russian orchestra based ...
,
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Estonian National Symphony Orchestra ( et, Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester ''(ERSO)'') is the leading orchestra in Estonia and is based in the capital Tallinn. The orchestra traces it roots to 18 December 1926, the first concert broadcast by Tal ...
, Sweden-based organist
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,http://www.epiphanycatholicchurch.com/pdf/music_event_2009-11-06.pdf organist Gunnar Idenstam, pianist Magnus Svensson and cellist
Svante Henryson Svante Henryson (born 22 October 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a composer, cellist, bass guitarist and double bassist, active within jazz, classical music, and hard rock. Biography Childhood and studies Svante Henryson grew up in Umeå in northe ...
.. After classical saxophone studies at the
Royal College of Music, Stockholm The Royal College of Music, Stockholm ( sv, Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The institution was mad ...
and with
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 ...
in France, he was awarded a
ITT International Fellowship Program The ITT International Fellowship Program was a program of grants promoting international educational student exchanges, similar to the Fulbright Program, sponsored by the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation. The program was administe ...
to study with Joseph Allard and
Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...
at
Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...
, New York City where he earned a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance in 1986. Equally at ease in jazz improvisation he has collaborated with singers ranging from Anne Sofie von Otter to Alice Babs. As the concert world comes to life after the pandemic, he envisions musical collaborations beyond business as usual, with more creative programming and performance concepts that reach new audiences and have relevance to the most urgent issues of our time – ecological recovery and strengthening democracy. As a passionate environmentalist he is the co-founder of Coral Guardians www.coralguardians.org, an organization that combines music and science to raise awareness about the world’s coral reefs and what is needed to safeguard them for future generations. To highlight the environmental wisdom of indigenous people, Anders Paulsson composed Coral Symphony for Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grammy Award winning JoAnn Falletta featuring the ancient Hawaiian Creation Epic Kumulipo chanted by Kahu Aaron Mahi as soloist. At the Nobel festivities in 1993 Anders Paulsson performed for
Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist who served as the President of South Africa, first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1 ...
when he received the Nobel Peace Prize and he consequently composed a Celebration Suite for Celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa. In 2012 Anders Paulsson was awarded the Royal Gold Medal Litteris et Artibus for his prominent artistic achievements as soprano saxophonist.


Awards

* ITT International Fellowship 1984-1986 *Golden Clapperboard for best film music 1994 together with Johan Söderqvist *Royal Medal
Litteris et Artibus Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal established in 1853 by Charles XV of Sweden, who was then crown prince. It is awarded to people who have made important contributions to culture, especially music, dramatic art and literature. The ob ...
2012 *
Fulbright The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...
Alumni Award 2019


Discography

*1988 – ''In a Sentimental Mood – a Tribute to Duke Ellington'' (LCM Records) *1991 – ''Anders Paulsson in Concert'' (LCM Records) *1992 – ''Lindberg – Mitchell – Paulsson'' (LCM Records) *1994 – ''Spirituals'' (BIS Records) *1995 – ''Musica Sacra'' (Opus 3 Records) *1996 – ''Transcendencies'' (Society of Composers) *1997 – ''Midsummer Night’s Mass'' (Warner Atrium) *1998 – ''Danjugan Sanctuary'' (Sittel Records) *1999 – ''21st Century Swedish Composers'' (Intim Musik) *2001 – ''A Date with a Soprano Saxophone'' (Caprice Records) *2004 – ''Hymn to Life'' (Caprice Records) *2006 – ''Anders Paulsson Live!'' (Itunes) *2007 – ''Nils Lindberg – Mythological Portraits'' (Swedish Society Discofil) *2008 – ''Paulsson & Canning play Gershwin'' (Itunes) *2009 – ''Reflections'' (Phono Suecia) *2012 – ''Solitude'' (Footprint Records) *2012 – ''Swedish Soprano Saxophone Concertos'' (Phono Suecia) *2014 – Milonga for 3, Serpent *2014 – Danjugan Sanctuary with Frank Ådahl (Itunes) *2016 – Jonathan Sheffer - Concerto for Soprano Saxophone & Orchestra (Navona Records) *2017 – Kalevi AHO ''Concerto for Soprano Saxophone'' (BIS Records) *2017 – ''Guardian Angel'', with Pål Svenre (Itunes) *2019 – Smooth Talk – Anders Paulsson & Dave Koz (SonoConsult) *2019 – Anders Paulsson & Jonathan Dimmock in Concert (SonoConsult) *2020 – Heartfelt, The Songs of Wayne Osborne, *2020 – The Eyes of All Future Generations Are On Us (SonoConsult) *2022 – Anders Eliasson Symphonies 3 & 4 (BIS Records)


References


External links


Official website
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