Arno Bornkamp

Arno Bornkamp (Amsterdam, 1959) is a Dutch classical saxophonist, the professor of the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and is considered an influential soloist in the classical repertoire.

Biography

Arno Bornkamp has won many awards, including the 'Silver Laurel of the Concertgebouw' and the 'Netherlands Music Prize' among the most noteworthy. The latter enabled him to go abroad, studying in France with Daniel Deffayet and Jean-Marie Londeix, and in Japan with Ryo Noda as well as working with composers such as Luciano Berio and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Since 1982, he has been part of the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet where he plays tenor saxophone with Johan van der Linden on soprano saxophone, Niels Bijl on alto saxophone, and Niels Merwijk William on baritone saxophone.

Among others, he recorded the CD "Adolphe Sax Revisited" with pianist Ivo Janssen, who he has been performing with since 1983. In this cd he used period instruments, which were made by Adolphe Sax.

He has given many masterclasses across the world and has been the professor of saxophone at the Conservatory of Amsterdam since 1995.

Discography 1989: Saxophone Sonatas – Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen 1993: Reed my mind 1995: The Classical Saxophone 1996: Hot Sonate - Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen 1998: Scaramouche – French saxophone music 1998: Arno Bornkamp & Ivo Janssen - Saxophone and Piano 2001: Heartbreakers 2001: Adolphe sax revisited – Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen 2002: Devil's Rag - The Saxophone In 12 Pieces - Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen 2005: Metropolis - Berlin 1925-1933 – Arno Bornkamp, Ties Mellema, Ivo Janssen, Ultrech String Quartet 2007: Boston to Paris, the Ellisa Hall Collection 2008: Buku of horn, Arno B plays Jacob TV