Christmas concert

Sergio Azzolini is one of the greats in his profession and he is from Bolzano. Sergio Azzolini studied from 1978 to 1985 with Romano Santi at the Monteverdi Conservatory in his home town and then at the Hanover University of Music with Klaus Thunemann. During this time he was already solo bassoonist in the European Community Youth Orchestra. In addition to his solo activities on the modern bassoon, Azzolini has been intensively involved with the baroque bassoon in recent years. Today he is regarded as the soloist on this instrument. For example, Azzolini plays under the direction of Christophe Coin in the Ensemble Baroque Limoges, with La Stravaganza Köln, the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, L'aura soave Cremona, Parnassi musici, the Collegium 1704 and with the Holland Baroque Society. Since 2013, a particular focus has been on his collaboration with his own baroque orchestra L'Onda Armonica. Azzolini was a member of the Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble and the Ma'alot Quintet and was artistic director of the Kammerakademie Potsdam from 2002 to 2007. After a professorship at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts, Azzolini has been professor of bassoon and chamber music at the Basel University of Music since 1998. He also gives many masterclasses, including at the Weimar University of Music, the Vienna Conservatory and as part of the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition.