Jon Manasse is an American

United States

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 clarinetist.

Manasse studied clarinet

Clarinet

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 at the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

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 under David Weber

David Weber (clarinetist)

David Weber was an American classical clarinetist known for the beauty of his tone, his inspired playing, and his influential teaching of the clarinet.-Early life:...

. He won a prize in the International Competition for Clarinet in Munich

Munich

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 and was the youngest winner of the International Clarinet Society Competition.

Manasse has performed at the Lincoln Center in New York, Columbia University

Columbia University

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, and Rockefeller University

Rockefeller University

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. He has toured in Japan and Southeast Asia with the New York Symphonic Ensemble, and played in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

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 and Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

. He has been a guest soloist with the National Philharmonic, Symphony Nova Scotia

Symphony Nova Scotia

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, National Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic

New York Philharmonic

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, and the orchestras of Alabama

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, Annapolis, Bozeman, Dubuque

Dubuque

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, Evansville, Florida West Coast, Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin

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, Indianapolis

Indianapolis

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, Jackson

Jackson

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, Oakland East Bay, Pensacola

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, Princeton

Princeton, New Jersey

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, and Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

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. He has also been the guest principal clarinetist of the New York Pops Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

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, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra. He was also a member of the New York Chamber Symphony

New York Chamber Symphony

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 and the Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera

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 Orchestra.

Manasse plays with the Stamford

Stamford, Connecticut

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 Symphony Orchestra, and is the principal clarinetist of the American Ballet Theater Orchestra and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. He became the principal clarinetist of the Orchestra of St. Luke's

Orchestra of St. Luke's

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 in 2008. Jon Manasse and his duo-partner, pianist

Pianist

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 Jon Nakamatsu

Jon Nakamatsu

Jon Yasuhiro Nakamatsu is a Japanese American classical pianist who still resides in San Jose but mostly performs away from home. He is the son of David Y. Nakamatsu and Karen F. Maeda Nakamatsu .In June 1997 Nakamatsu won the Gold Medal at the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition...

, serve as Artistic Directors of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival. Manasse is a Buffet Crampon

Buffet Crampon

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 and Vandoren

Vandoren

Vandoren is a well known manufacturer of mouthpieces and reeds for clarinet and saxophone. Vandoren's products are used by professionals and amateurs around the world.-History:...

 Performing Artist. He has been Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music

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 since 1995, faculty member of Juilliard in 2007, and distinguished artist in residence at Lynn University

Lynn University

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's Conservatory of Music since 2008 in Boca Raton, Florida.

Discography

• American Music for Clarinet and Piano, with Jon Nakamatsu, including works by Bernstein, D'Rivera, Gershwin and Novacek. Harmonia Mundi USA, 2010.
• Lowell Liebermann: Quintets; Six Songs, with various artists. Koch International Classics, 2008.
• Brahms Clarinet Sonatas, with Jon Nakamatsu. Harmonia Mundi USA, 2008.
• Jon Manasse plays 3 Clarinet Concertos, with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. XLNT Music, 2004.
• Jon Manasse Plays Clarinet Music From 3 Centuries, with the Shanghai Quartet and XLNT Sinfonietta. XLNT Music, 1994.
• Weber
  Weber
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  : The Complete Clarinet Music, Vol. 1 & 2, with Samuel Sanders and the Manhattan String Quartet. XLNT Music, 1989-1990.