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from Sweden
Johannes Thorell, born in 1976, is one of Scandinavia´s leading saxophonists. He made his soloist debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 2002 performing the hugely demanding saxophone concerto by Edison Denisov, a performance that was given a rousing reception by both press and audience. Since then Thorell has received numerous prizes and grants, including a first prize in the Wolfgang Jacobi competition in Munich together with pianist Magnus Sköld, the winner of the Rosenborg/Gehrmans grant. He has also received major grants from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and was a prize winner at the Biel/Bienne competition for contemporary music. Johannes, together with colleague Claus Olesen, is the founder of the Scandinavian Saxophone Festival, he is also editor for the Nordic Saxophone Journal and has his own chamber music series "Örebro Live". Thorell is currently saxophone teacher at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus/Aalborg and performs regularly with pianist Magnus Sköld, Swedish Wind Ensemble and the Nordic Saxophone Quartet. Johannes has studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm as well as the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and has been taught by saxophonists Leif Jonsson, Christer Johnsson and Arno Bornkamp amongst others.
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