principal bassoon

Gustavo Núñez

Born in Uruguay in 1965, Gustavo Núñez was appointed principal bassoonist of the Concertgebouworkest in 1995 and is considered to be one of the leading bassoonists of his generation.

He had his first bassoon lessons from his father and was awarded a grant at the age of sixteen to study with Kerrison Camden at the Royal College of Music in London. He was later accepted into Klaus Thunemann’s renowned bassoon studio in Hanover. In 1987, while still a student, he won the Prix Suisse at the Geneva International Music Competition and first prize at the Carl Maria von Weber Competition in Munich.

He has held the position of principal bassoonist of the Staatstheater Darmstadt (1988) and of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (from 1989 to 1995).

Núñez gives masterclasses and has made solo appearances in the US, Canada, various South American countries, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, Australia, South Korea and Japan.

He has held a professorship at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf since 1999.

Gustavo Núñez - image: Mladen Pikulic

Born in Uruguay in 1965, Gustavo Núñez was appointed principal bassoonist of the Concertgebouworkest in 1995 and is considered to be one of the leading bassoonists of his generation.

He had his first bassoon lessons from his father and was awarded a grant at the age of sixteen to study with Kerrison Camden at the Royal College of Music in London. He was later accepted into Klaus Thunemann’s renowned bassoon studio in Hanover. In 1987, while still a student, he won the Prix Suisse at the Geneva International Music Competition and first prize at the Carl Maria von Weber Competition in Munich.

He has held the position of principal bassoonist of the Staatstheater Darmstadt (1988) and of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (from 1989 to 1995).

Núñez gives masterclasses and has made solo appearances in the US, Canada, various South American countries, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, Australia, South Korea and Japan.

He has held a professorship at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf since 1999.

Born in Uruguay in 1965, Gustavo Núñez was appointed principal bassoonist of the Concertgebouworkest in 1995 and is considered to be one of the leading bassoonists of his generation.

He had his first bassoon lessons from his father and was awarded a grant at the age of sixteen to study with Kerrison Camden at the Royal College of Music in London. He was later accepted into Klaus Thunemann’s renowned bassoon studio in Hanover. In 1987, while still a student, he won the Prix Suisse at the Geneva International Music Competition and first prize at the Carl Maria von Weber Competition in Munich.

He has held the position of principal bassoonist of the Staatstheater Darmstadt (1988) and of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (from 1989 to 1995).

Núñez gives masterclasses and has made solo appearances in the US, Canada, various South American countries, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, Australia, South Korea and Japan.

He has held a professorship at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf since 1999.

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  • Gustavo Núñez performs with colleagues at a concert for donors. image: Anne Dokter
    Gustavo Núñez performs with colleagues at a concert for donors. image: Anne Dokter
  • Flutist Kersten McCall, bassoonist Gustavo Nuñez and clarinetist Olivier Patey work on intonation after a rehearsal. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest
    Flutist Kersten McCall, bassoonist Gustavo Nuñez and clarinetist Olivier Patey work on intonation after a rehearsal. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest
  • Bassoonist Gustavo Nuñez speaks with students of El Sistema from Venezuela after a rehearsal. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest
    Bassoonist Gustavo Nuñez speaks with students of El Sistema from Venezuela after a rehearsal. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest
  • Gustavo Núñez as a soloist during a rehearsal of Carl Maria von Weber's Bassoon Concerto. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest
    Gustavo Núñez as a soloist during a rehearsal of Carl Maria von Weber's Bassoon Concerto. image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouworkest
  • Gustavo Núñez, Junko Naito, Anna de Veij Mestdagh and Roland Krämer during a chamber music concert in the Recital Hall of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. - image: Mladen Pikulic
    Gustavo Núñez, Junko Naito, Anna de Veij Mestdagh and Roland Krämer during a chamber music concert in the Recital Hall of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. - image: Mladen Pikulic
  • Gustavo Núñez - image: Mladen Pikulic
    Gustavo Núñez - image: Mladen Pikulic
  • Gustavo Núñez - image: Mladen Pikulic
    Gustavo Núñez - image: Mladen Pikulic