Adriana Breukink (born 27 May 1957 in

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, died 6 October 2022) was a Dutch

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maker and player from

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, Netherlands, who made

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and modern instruments.

Life and career

Breukink was introduced to the recorder by an aunt when she was nine years old. She attended the

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where she worked with

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and Ricardo Kanji. The recorder maker Fred Morgan offered classes at the Conservatory, and Breukink worked with him to make a Ganassi recorder. By the time she had completed her solo exam in 1980, she had decided to become an instrument maker. Breukink became a leader in the development of new recorders. In 1997, she developed a Ganassi-based recorder with a chin-controlled dynamic slide extension for

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. In an effort to develop a Renaissance style recorder for use by beginners she developed the Adri's Dream recorder in collaboration with Mollenhauer in 1999. She later expanded this line to include Dream Edition recorders for more advanced players. In conjunction with

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, she introduced the Eagle Recorder for professional players in 2007. Breukink was a member of the Bassano Quartet, who perform on a variety of her instruments up to three meters tall. Breukink died on 6 October 2022.

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Adriana Breukink: recorder maker / performer / designer
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