Tommaso Lonquich

Acclaimed as a “formidable clarinetist" (Mundo Clásico) and praised for his "sumptuous tone" and "the mastery and passion of his playing" (Oberon´s Grove), Tommaso Lonquich is one of the most appreciated clarinetists of his generation, with a busy schedule of worldwide appearances.

He is solo clarinetist with Ensemble MidtVest, the international full-time chamber ensemble based in Denmark. He is also a member of the CMS TWO program at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York, with which he frequently performs in the United States and on tour.

He has appeared in four continents on the world’s most prestigious stages (Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully, Salle Pleyel, Suntory, Kennedy Center, King’s Place, Auditorio Nacional, Tivoli) and is regularly invited to major festivals (Lockenhaus, Mecklenburg, Pacific, Santander, Cervo, Montepulciano, Cortina). He has partnered among others with Pekka Kuusisto, Carolin Widmann, Sergio Azzolini, Umberto Clerici, Anneleen Lenaerts, Alexander Lonquich, Enrico Bronzi, Claudio Martinez Mehner, Jeffrey Swann, Ani Kavafian, Gil Kalish, Charles Neidich and the Danish, Zaïde and Noûs string quartets.

He performs regularly as solo clarinetist with Orchestra Leonore (Pistoia, Italy) and has collaborated with conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fabio Luisi, Peter Eötvös, Giovanni Antonini, Leonard Slatkin and Reinhard Goebel. He has been a guest with the Chamber Orchestra of Mantua, Aarhus Sinfonietta (Denmark) and Plural Ensemble (Spain).

With Ensemble MidtVest, Tommaso Lonquich has devised many performances in collaboration with visual artists (Dan Colen), dancers (Black Box Dance Company), theatre companies (Odin Teater) and designers (Henrik Vibskov). He has been particularly active in improvisation, working closely with musicians such as Carsten Dahl and Stefan Pasborg and leading workshops at the Juilliard School.

He is artistic co-director of KantorAtelier, a vibrant cultural space based in Florence and dedicated to the exploration of music, theatre, art and psychoanalysis.

Tommaso Lonquich studied at the University of Maryland (USA) and at the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofía (Madrid). His main teachers were Michel Arrignon, Loren Kitt, Alessandro Carbonare and Francois Benda. Among other honors, in 2009 the Queen of Spain presented him with the Escuela’s prestigious annual prize.

He can be heard on a number of CD releases by Ensemble MidtVest and Plural Ensemble (on DaCapo, CPO, Col Legno), as well as on live broadcasts by the BBC and other national radios around the world.
Tommaso Lonquich is a Schwenk & Seggelke, Buffet Crampon and Silverstein Artist and plays period clarinets custom-made by Soren Green.

This season, Tommaso Lonquich appears on the stages of Canada, Italy, Slovenia, Scandinavia, Germany and the United States.

For tour dates and other info: www.lonquich.com