Jens Christoph Lemke

Swedish classical bassoonist, born December 15, 1960 in Stockholm. He is solo bassoonist in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Stockholm and has previously held similar positions in the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and in the Royal Chapel in Copenhagen. He has received the Royal Academy of Music's large scholarship abroad and was named "Philharmonic Orchestra of the Year" in 1998. Jens-Christoph is a member of the Swedish Serenade Ensemble and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Wind Quintet. As a soloist in Stockholm's Concert Hall, he has performed in Richard Strauss' Duett-Concertino, and in bassoon concerts by Mozart and Sofija Gubajdulina. A CD with Mozart's bassoon sonata has been released. He has for many years participated in the Lapland Festival and Musica Amandi, and is otherwise very active as a chamber musician. For example at the Gubajdulina, Salonen and Henze festivals in Stockholm Concert Hall. He has taught at music academies in Sweden and in Finland. Lemke also plays early music on time-honored instruments from the 18th and 19th centuries.