Jens Lindemann
St. Matthew’s Music Guild completes its fortieth anniversary season on Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m. with the Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s and world renowned trumpet player Jens Lindemann. The concert takes place at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Church in Santa Monica.
Many may remember Lindermann’s haunting solo amid the ruins of his Highlands home after the Palisades Fire. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFIkSf5MBz2/
As the first classical brass soloist to ever receive the Order of Canada, he is hailed as one of the most celebrated artists in his instrument’s history and was recently named “International Brass Personality of the Year.”
Lindermann has played both jazz and classical in every major concert venue in the world: from the Philharmonics of New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Moscow and Tokyo to Carnegie Hall and even the Great Wall of China. He is one of only a few artists to give a solo Command Performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Classically trained at the Juilliard School in New York and McGill University in Montreal, he has performed as soloist and recording artist with classical stars such as Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Angel Romero, Pinchas Zukerman, Doc Severinsen, Charles Dutoit, and Jukka Pekka Saraste.
Having recorded for BMG, EMI, CBC and the BBC, Lindermann is helping to redefine the idea of the concert artist by transcending stylistic genres.
Heralded internationally as an outstanding artist, critics agree: “He played with golden timbre and virtuosic flair” (New York Times), “a world-class talent” (Los Angeles Times), “[he performed] one of the most memorable recitals in International Trumpet Guild history” (ITG), “performed brilliantly in the North American premiere of Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Concerto with the Toronto Symphony” (Toronto Star), and “he gave the virtuoso highlight of the evening with the Montreal Symphony.”
Based in Los Angeles as Professor with High Distinction at UCLA, he is also director of the summer brass program at the Banff Centre in Canada. Lindemann is an international Yamaha artist playing exclusively on 24K gold plated instruments.
St. Augustine by-the-Sea Church is located at 1227 Fourth Street, Santa Monica. Tickets are $45 or Music Guild Season pass. Parking is available in the Santa Monica public Parking Structure 1 across the street from the church. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit MusicGuildOnline.org.
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