Klaus Thunemann

Klaus Thunemann (19 April 1937 – 29 August 2025) was a German bassoonist and academic teacher. He played as principal bassoonist of the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, as a soloist and with a focus on chamber music. He taught at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, and in Madrid at the International Institute of Chamber Music and the Reina Sofía School of Music.

Life and career Klaus Thunemann was born in Magdeburg on 19 April 1937. He continued to perform occasionally as a bassoon soloist. In October 2008, he appeared at the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival playing the Bassoon Sonata by Saint-Saëns. According to reviewer Robert Cummings, Thunemann was considered to be "one of the finest bassoonists of his generation".