Luis Rossi is an internationally renowned clarinetist. He performed as Principal clarinetist in symphony orchestras throughout
South America
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for twenty years before he founded a
clarinet
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workshop in
Santiago, Chile
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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
Indiana University
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(Bloomington, USA),
Michigan State University
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(Lansing, USA),
Ohio State University
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(Columbus, USA),
Royal College of Music
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(London, England), the International Clarinet and Saxophone Connection at the
New England Conservatory of Music
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(2002)
and the
Belgian Clarinet Academy
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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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Living people
Indiana University faculty
Michigan State University faculty
Ohio State University faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Clarinet makers