BIO
Anders Paulsson - Biography (English)
The soprano saxophone is a rare and exotic voice in the classical world and Anders Paulsson is one of the first pioneers commissioning new music for it from living composers.
After studies with Jean-Marie Londeix, Joseph Allard and Bob Mintzer, he made his Carnegie Hall début in 1992, with the premiere of a new work written for him by American composer David Conte. Anders has performed hundreds of concerts as a soloist in over 20 countries.
Recent career highlights include a live broadcast on Swedish Radio of Anders Eliasson Concerto with the Norrland Opera Symphony Orchestra; Mei-Ann Chen conductor, recitals with mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter in Wigmore Hall London and Concertgebouw Amsterdam, recitals with organist Andrew Canning in Kitakyushu, Japan and Svetlanov Hall Moscow, Sven-David Sandström 4 Pieces with Swedish Wind Orchestra and a concert tour with string orchestra Musica Vitae in Spain starting in Palau di Musica i Valencia.
His performance as a soloist with the Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, B Tommy Andersson Reflections, is evidence that it is possible to bring the classical soprano saxophone to the highest musical level.
Adolf Sax invented the soprano saxophone in 1841 with the intention of combining the power of the trumpet with the technical fluidity of the flute. Thus music for these related instruments translates well to the soprano saxophone. Paulsson has performed the Mozart oboe concerto on soprano saxophone with S:t Petersburg Philharmonic; Fabio Mastrangelo conductor.
He has premiered the Peeter Vähi concerto with Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Andres Mustonen, Nils Lindberg Mythological Portraits with DalaSinfoniettan & Östgöta Wind Orchestra; Bjarte Engesett, David Chaitkin Concerto with the Stockton Symphony Orchestra USA; Peter Jaffe, Fredrik Högberg Concerto Sundsvall Chamber Orchestra; Lan Shui.
Swedish Television broadcast the premiere of the Jonathan Sheffer Concerto with Anders Paulsson and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Petter Sundkvist.
As a composer, Anders Paulsson was awarded “The Golden Clapperboard” for best original film music in 1994 together with Johan Söderqvist. His music has been performed by Swedish Radio Choir conducted by Gustaf Sjökvist, Real Group S:t Johannes Chamber Choir/ Karin Oldgren and S:t Jacobs Chamber choir/ Gary Graden. His compositions & arrangements are published by Gehrmans www.gehrmans.se.
In 1990 he became musical friends with the great bassist Red Mitchell who generously gave encouraging support and mentorship. The fruits of this collaboration can be heard on the CDs “A sound for the 90´s” and “Lindberg - Mitchell - Paulsson”.
This friendship led him to piano maverick Roger Kellaway who has also composed original music especially for Anders soprano saxophone performed in Maybeck Hall San Francisco.
Anders Paulsson won admittance to the Royal Academy of Music in 1978 and later continued his studies in France where he won the Gold and Silver medals at the 1982 Concours Fin d´Anneé in Bordeaux and was awarded a major ITT International Scholarship for graduate studies in jazz improvisation and composition at Manhattan School of Music, New York City.
He also likes to teach masterclasses on the soprano saxophone and to share the wonderful music written for the instrument with other players. He has spent many summers as guest artist at the Aspen Music Festival & Musik vid Siljan and has also collaborated with distinguished artists Håkan Hagegård, Alice Babs & Gunnar Idenstam Midsummer Night´s Mass.
Many of his performances have been broadcast on national television and radio and his recordings have received high acclaim from music critics and audiences worldwide. At the Nobel festivities in 1993 Anders Paulsson performed for Nelson Mandela when he received the Nobel Peace Prize and for the Nobel Prize winners of Medicine in 2003.
His hobbies are chess, sailing, diving and skiing and he is deeply committed to the global work for a more ecological society.
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Anders Paulsson is represented by:
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Anders Paulsson - Biografi (Svenska)
ANDERS PAULSSON - Sopransaxofon
Sopransaxofonisten ANDERS PAULSSON är sannolikt den förste musikern i världen med en solistkarriär på detta i klassiska konsertsammanhang sällsynta instrument. Anders sopransaxspel har hittills inspirerat 49 internationella tonsättare att komponera musik speciellt för honom.
Han har som Fulbrightstipendiat utbildats vid Manhattan School of Music, U.S.A., Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm och vid Conservatoire National de Bordeaux i Frankrike med lärare som Jean-Marie Londeix, Joseph Allard and Bob Mintzer.
Sedan debutkonserten i Carnegie Hall 1992, New York City, har Anders spelat hundratals solistkonserter i U.S.A., Canada, Brasilien, Japan, Filippinerna, Tyskland, Italien, Luxembourg, Norge, England, Holland, Danmark, Finland, Estland, Island, Färöarna, Spanien, Ryssland och Sverige i konserthus som tex Alice Tully Hall i NYC, Maybeck Hall i San Francisco, Wigmore Hall i London, Concertgebouw i Amsterdam, Palau di Musica i Valencia, Great Hall of Moscow International Performing Arts Centre, Kitakyushu Performing Arts Centre i Japan mm.
Tidigare samarbetspartners inkluderar bla St.Petersburg Philharmonic, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester, Radiokören, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Fabio Mastrangelo, Petter Sundkvist, Bjarte Engesett, Gustaf Sjökvist, Lan Shui, Lu Jia, Håkan Hagegård, Gary Graden, Karin Oldgren, Red Mitchell, Roger Kellaway, Gunnar Idenstam, Andrew Canning, Real Group, Olle Persson, Nils Lindberg & Alice Babs.
Anders har spelat för Fredspristagaren Nelson Mandela 1993 och Nobelpristagarna i Medicin 2003. Han har spelat direktsänd Nyårskonsert i 17 minusgrader på Skansen och inför 55.000 åhörare på Yankee Stadium, NYC.
Som solist i Jonathan Sheffer´s Concerto for soprano saxophone & the Red Orchestra i Cleveland spelade han musikhistoriens första konsert som direktsändes på Internets Second Life 14 April 2007.
Konsertkalendern 2008 innehåller bland annat uruppförandet av Anders Eliasson´s Konsert för sopransaxofon och Stråkorkester tillsammans med Umeå Kammarorkester under ledning av Mei-Ann Chen samt solistkonserter i U.S.A., Estland, Danmark & Luxembourg.I September kommer Anders att spela in B Tommy Anderssons sopransaxkonsert Reflections tillsammans med Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester på skivmärket Phono Suecia. Parallellt med sin klassiska repertoar njuter Anders av varje tillfälle att odla sin kreativitet i Jazzimprovisation.
Anders har hittills gjort 12 egna CD produktioner,t ex “A date with a soprano saxophone” som presenterar instrumentet i SUPER AUDIO och “Danjugan Sanctuary” som är en CD-ROM med egna undervattensfotografier och egen musik tänkt som en hyllning till världens hotade korallrev och den fantastiska biologiska mångfalden. “Danjugan Sanctuary” utvaldes som musik till SVT Europas Festkonsert med anledning av Konung Carl XVI Gustav 60-årsdag.
Som kompositör belönades han tillsammans med Johan Söderqvist med Guldklappan för bästa filmmusik 1994. Anders Paulssons kompositioner finns utgivna på Gehrmans Musikförlag www.gehrmans.se, varav 12 finns inspelade på CDn “Hymn to Life”. Anders körmusik har bla sjungits av Radiokören, Erik Westbergs Vokalensemble, St.Jacobs Kammarkör, St. Johannes Kammarkör och körer i USA & Japan.
På fritiden tycker Anders om att åka skidor, segla och spela schack.
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