Professor of Clarinet
ABOUT
Jonathan Gunn is a versatile artist with a varied career as educator, soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. Appointed by Maestro Paavo Järvi to the position of associate principal and Eb clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2004, Gunn then served as principal clarinet from 2011 to 2016. Prior to joining the Cincinnati Symphony, he was the principal clarinetist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Gunn has also performed as guest principal clarinet with the Chicago, Houston, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras and Houston Grand Opera among others.
Gunn has participated in numerous music festivals including Arizona MusicFest, International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico, and St. Bart's and is the principal clarinetist of the Sunflower and Buzzard’s Bay Music Festivals. As a soloist, he has appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, the Wheeling Symphony and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as well as Sunflower and Buzzard’s Bay. Gunn has been featured at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest and has performed internationally as soloist and recitalist including recent performances in China, Thailand, Taiwan and Canada.
Committed to the education of the next generation of clarinetists, Gunn gives masterclasses and recitals around the world, and has served on the faculties of the Buffet-Crampon Summer Academy, Aria, NYO-USA, Orford Musique, and Round Top. Currently, Gunn serves as professor of clarinet at the Butler School of Music at UT Austin and was previously on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Gunn can be heard on countless Cincinnati Symphony and Pops recordings as well as his debut solo album of French clarinet repertoire with pianist, Anton Nel on Centaur Records and, most recently, the Corigliano Clarinet Concerto with The University of Texas Wind Ensemble on the Reference Recordings label.
Gunn is a Vandoren and Buffet-Crampon Performing Artist.
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Applied clarinet
Recent Recordings
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Review: Jonathan Gunn, Clarinet & Anton Nel, Piano
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Jonathan Gunn is a versatile artist with a varied career as educator, soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. Appointed by Maestro Paavo Järvi to the position of associate principal and Eb clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2004, Gunn then served as principal clarinet from 2011 to 2016. Prior to joining the Cincinnati Symphony, he was the principal clarinetist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Gunn has also performed as guest principal clarinet with the Chicago, Houston, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras and Houston Grand Opera among others.
Gunn has participated in numerous music festivals including Arizona MusicFest, International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico, and St. Bart's and is the principal clarinetist of the Sunflower and Buzzard’s Bay Music Festivals. As a soloist, he has appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, the Wheeling Symphony and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as well as Sunflower and Buzzard’s Bay. Gunn has been featured at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest and has performed internationally as soloist and recitalist including recent performances in China, Thailand, Taiwan and Canada.
Committed to the education of the next generation of clarinetists, Gunn gives masterclasses and recitals around the world, and has served on the faculties of the Buffet-Crampon Summer Academy, Aria, NYO-USA, Orford Musique, and Round Top. Currently, Gunn serves as professor of clarinet at the Butler School of Music at UT Austin and was previously on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Gunn can be heard on countless Cincinnati Symphony and Pops recordings as well as his debut solo album of French clarinet repertoire with pianist, Anton Nel on Centaur Records and, most recently, the Corigliano Clarinet Concerto with The University of Texas Wind Ensemble on the Reference Recordings label.
Gunn is a Vandoren and Buffet-Crampon Performing Artist.
Applied clarinet
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512.471.0757
MRH 5.278