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Where was Martin Frost born?

Where was Martin Frost born?

Uppsala, Sweden
Martin Fröst/Place of birth

How old is Martin Fröst?

50 years (December 14, 1970)
Martin Fröst/Age

When was Martin Frost born?

December 14, 1970 (age 50 years)
Martin Fröst/Date of birth

Where does Martin Frost live?

Stockholm, Sweden
Fröst and his family live in Stockholm, Sweden.

Who is Martin Frost married to?

Jo Ellen Frost

Martin Frost
Personal details
Born Jonas Martin Frost III January 1, 1942 Glendale, California, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Jo Ellen Frost

What clarinet does Martin Frost?

basset clarinet
When Mr. Frost performs the concerto, he does so on a modern replica of a basset clarinet, a longer version that has an expanded bass register.

Is clarinet a wind instrument?

The woodwind family of instruments includes, from the highest sounding instruments to the lowest, the piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon.

Why is Martin Frost famous?

Martin Fröst is an international clarinettist, conductor and Sony Classical recording artist, renowned as one of the finest exponents of the clarinet in the world at present and has been described by the New York Times as having “a virtuosity and a musicianship unsurpassed by any clarinettist — perhaps any …

What does Martin Frost do now?

CLARINETIST, CONDUCTOR AND SONY CLASSICAL RECORDING ARTIST As of September 2019, he is the Chief Conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra.

Why are clarinets black?

Most modern clarinet bodies are made out of African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon). There are actually many different trees in the African blackwood genus, such as black cocus, Mozambique ebony, grenadilla, and East African ebony. It is this heavy, dark wood that gives clarinets their characteristic color.

How old was Martin Frost when he started to play clarinet?

Martin Fröst (born 14 December 1970) is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor. He is currently principal conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra . As a youth, Fröst began musical studies on violin at age 5. At age 8, he started to learn the clarinet.

What kind of music does Martin Frost play?

ECHO Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year Award in the category clarinet, for the CD “Roots” (2016) Every two to three years, since 2013, Fröst staged a project in which he works as a clarinetist, conductor, lyricist, “master of ceremony”, actor and occasionally as a dancer.

Who is the best clarinettist in the world?

Martin Fröst is an international clarinettist, conductor and Sony Classical recording artist, renowned as one of the finest exponents of the clarinet in the world at present and has been described by the New York Times as having “a virtuosity and a musicianship unsurpassed by any clarinettist — perhaps any instrumentalist in my memory”.

Who are the members of Martin Frost’s quartet?

Martin Fröst, Lucas Debargue, Janine Jansen & Torleif Thedeen, Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (Sony, 2019) ECHO Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year Award in the category clarinet, for the CD “Roots” (2016)

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