Anja Bachmann

Anja Bachmann born in Bremen, studied clarinet and saxophone in Bremen and Berlin. Since 1994 she has been solo clarinetist at Mittelsächsische Philharmonie Freiberg. Highlights of her solo career include Weber’s Clarinet Concerto, Glazunov‘s Saxophone Concerto, Martin Romberg‘s “The Tale of Taliesin“ as well as performances of Mozart‘s Clarinet Concerto at MDR Summer Festival. Further notable highlights were the first performance of Hans-Peter Preu’s “New York Jazz Suite“ with WDR Radio Orchestra & Andy Miles, and the recent world premiere of Preu’s Suite for Clarinet 2x4/Saxophone “Since we first met“ with Hans Christian Wicke. Bachmann’s creative work also concentrates on chamber and church music, she is a member of the music groups “Trio Stiletto“, “Timeless Harmony“ as well as “Con Passione“.