Gustavo Núñez
Gustavo Núñez (born in Montevideo, 15 February 1965) is a Uruguayan bassoonist trained at Musikhochschule Hannover with Klaus Thunemann and the Royal College of Music with Kerry Camden. He has been principal bassoon of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, together with Ronald Karten, since 1995. In Madrid, at the Reina Sofía School of Music, Núñez is referred to as 'el gran profesor de fagot' ('the great professor of bassoon') in recognition of his expertise and contribution to the field.
He holds a professorship at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany, and he has held the Bassoon Chair at the Reina Sofía School of Music’s Madrid since 2016. In addition, he serves as a permanent guest lecturer at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.
Núñez gives masterclasses and has made solo appearances in the US, Canada, various South American countries, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, Australia, South Korea and Japan and is considered to be one of the worlds greatest bassoon players.
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