Trio Abril

After completing her master’s degree at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2009, Juani performed across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Her orchestral work has included the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, with conductors including Pablo Heras-Casado and Barbara Hannigan.

From 2010 to 2018 she played in the Banda Municipal de Barcelona. Her work has also included the Berlage Saxophone Quartet and giving masterclasses. Through her teaching, she has supported young talents and conservatoire students in Spain and the Netherlands.

Long collaborations have shaped Arno’s chamber music life, including the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet from 1982 to 2017 and pianist Ivo Janssen from 1984 to 2019. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras more than two hundred times worldwide. New works, such as Jacob ter Veldhuis’s Tallahatchie Concerto, are an important part of his repertoire.

With André Arends, he developed Little Big Horn, a multimedia project centred on the baritone saxophone, musical friendship and new repertoire. His recordings include Dance — Bach by Bornkamp, Folies de Baryton and Bornkamp & Friends play Henri Sauguet. Passing his experience on to new generations of saxophonists is also central to his work.

Frank studied with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam, graduating in 1989 with the highest distinction. He continued his studies with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling in Hanover and Naum Grubert in Amsterdam. He won third prize at the International Brahms Competition in Hamburg in 1987, followed by first prize at the Postbank-Sweelinck Competition a year later.

His debut in the Concertgebouw’s Main Hall came in 1988, followed by performances across Europe, America and Asia. His work as a soloist and chamber musician has been documented in radio and television recordings and on more than twenty-five CDs.