bsn, *1936 GB
Musician of Classical
Martin Gatt is a British classical bassoonist. He studied under Archie Camden at the Royal College of Music in London. He served as principal bassoonist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1958 to 1966, after which he was appointed the principal bassoonist of the English Chamber Orchestra from 1966 to 1976. He also held the post of principal bassoonist of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1977 to 1998, and was the bassoonist in the Barry Tuckwell Wind Quintet from 1967 to 1991. He is also active in music education. At the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts he founded the Department of Wind, Brass and Percussion. He taught at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama from 1967 to 1984, and is currently Professor of Bassoon at the Royal College of Music.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Octet For Strings And Winds, Op. 166 | Franz Schubert, The Cleveland Quartet with Barry Tuckwell, Jack Brymer, Martin Gatt, Thomas Martin | 1975 | Album |
The Fairy Queen Highlights (Ed. Britten, I. Holst, and Pears) | Jennifer Vyvyan, Mary Wells, Norma Burrowes, Alfreda Hodgson, Peter Pears, James Bowman, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, Owen Brannigan, John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Sillito, Philip Ledger, Kenneth Heath, Martin Gatt, Peter Graeme, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Henry Purcell | 1973 | Album |