Why I Chose Backun
"When studying the bass clarinet, you often encounter two obstacles: air management, which often acts as a "blockage", and response in faster passages, which can sometimes be a little heavy. Backun does not have this problem. It is a perfect instrument in terms of air flow and extremely comfortable and high-performing from an ergonomic point of view.
The sound, which is what I care about most, is incredibly warm, deep and rich in harmonics. This makes it an extremely versatile instrument, suitable for any sound and musical genre.
Playing the bass has never been so easy. Try it for yourself. "
About
An eclectic musician, composer of theatre music and expert in creative music, he graduated in clarinet in 1994. He was accepted into the Italian Youth Orchestra and invited to join the Wien Klangstil under the patronage of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He then decided to devote himself to the bass clarinet – his true passion – and chamber music, getting bass clarinet diploma at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Henri Bok and specialised in modern and contemporary music and extended technique.
Since 1998, he has been intensely involved in teaching and international concert performances, appearing at the most important clarinet festivals in Europe. He has given masterclasses and concerts for: the University of Bangor Wales, the Sibelius Academy Helsinki, the Royal College of Music London, the Royal Northern College of Music Manchester, the Berganza Conservatory Madrid, the Milan Conservatory, the University of Rio de Janeiro, the Merida Projecto Musica Mexico, the Utrecht Conservatory Netherlands and many others.
He has also collaborated with orchestras such us the Orchestra del Teatro di Bologna, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, the Orchestre National de France and, from 2012 to 2016, the orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.
He has won seven international competitions and released seven CDs, the latest of which (Alone) was awarded five stars by the specialist magazine Musica.
Since 2007, he has been a guest clarinet teacher at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in England, since 2016 he has been a bass clarinet teacher at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of London, and from 2019 to 2024 he has been a bass clarinet teacher at the Royal Conservatoire in Mons, Belgium.
Since 2024, he has been artistic director of the SiNota international clarinet festival in Pordenone and has been collaborating with Ca' Foscari University in Venice as a teacher of creative music for the “Prisma” project.
