Artists - Yamaha

Daniele Damiano

Damiano was born in 1961 in Asti, Italy, and graduated from Verdi Conservatory of Turin in 1982. Before coming to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, he was a principal of bassoon in the RAI (Italian Radio) Orchestra of Turin (1982-85) and in the Vienna Philharmonic (1985-87).

FAUSTINO DÍAZ

Faustino Díaz es un trombonista mexicano de renombre internacional, destacado como el primer latinoamericano en ganar el Concurso Internacional de Trombón en Jeju, Corea, en 2013. Ha sido miembro de prestigiosas orquestas como la Daegu Symphony Orchestra en Corea y la Opernhaus de Zúrich en Europa. Actualmente, es director titular de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Campeche, trombonista del Meridian Arts Ensemble en EE. UU y profesor en el Conservatorio de Música del Estado de México y artista exclusivo de Yamaha.

Peter-Lukas Graf

Peter-Lukas Graf is nowadays the doyen of international well-known flutists. After a decade of mainly conducting operas and symphonic concerts, he has been a professor in Basle.

Jean-Yves Fourmeau

Jean-Yves Fourmeau is a first-class classical saxophone artist. He has been the professor at Cergy-Pontoise Conservatory. He used to be the professor at Indiana University in the USA from 2000 to 2001.

Thomas Hooten

THOMAS HOOTEN is Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He can be heard on numerous Los Angeles Philharmonic recordings, including Mahler's Ninth Symphony and Lutoslawski's Symphony No. 1.

Nobuya Sugawa

Nobuya Sugawa is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist whom Japan is very much proud of. He has assumed a role of the concert master of Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra for almost 22 years from 1989 through 2010. Currently along with the activities as a soloist, he performs as a member of Trouvère Quartet. He also serves as the resident conductor of Yamaha Symphonic Band, and is a visiting professor of Tokyo University of Arts.

Pável Ocampo

Pavel Ocampo , es clarinetista y director musical de Banda MS. Productor en Lizos Music. Junto a Sergio Lizarraga tienen un equipo de produccion llamado PRO 65 donde colaboran con varias empresas especializadas en el género regional mexicano.

ERICK LOPEZ

Erick López es un saxofonista mexicano reconocido internacionalmente, con una maestría en interpretación solista del Centro de Enseñanzas Musicales Katarina Gurska, en Madrid. Ganador de múltiples premios, incluyendo el primer lugar en el Honduras SaxFest 2013, se ha presentado como solista con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa y grabó el CD Descendencia con música mexicana para saxofón. Es maestro en la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas y director del Ensamble de Saxofones UAZ, además de ser un destacado representante de la música clásica mexicana en América Latina y el mundo.

Jeffrey Khaner

Born in 1958 in Montreal, Canada, Khaner studied at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of the late Julius Baker. After serving as co-principal of the Pittsburgh Symphony and principal of the Cleveland Orchestra and Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, he has been Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990.

Mathieu Dufour

Mathieu Dufour is principal flute of the Berliner Philharmoniker, a position he has held since 2014. Before coming to Berlin, he was principal flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1999 to 2014.