Luis Rossi is an internationally renowned clarinetist. He performed as Principal clarinetist in symphony orchestras throughout

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for twenty years before he founded a

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workshop in

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, in 1986. Since then he has also focused on his work as a soloist and has offered master classes at institutions such as

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(Bloomington, USA),

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(Lansing, USA),

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(Columbus, USA),

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(London, England), the International Clarinet and Saxophone Connection at the

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(2002) and the

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(Ostend Conservatory). He has recorded four compact discs using Rossi Rosewood and African Blackwood clarinets. The professional Rossi clarinet is a very popular instrument for artists throughout the world. In his 20 years of making clarinets, Mr. Rossi has become one of the very few clarinet designers in the world, and an acknowledged expert in clarinet acoustics. In 2005, Luis Rossi partnered with the Brazilian factory Weril Instrumentos Musicais and the Gemstone Musical Instruments to create

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, a student-level version of his professional instruments.

References

External links

Luis Rossi Website

Andino Clarinets article

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