Roger Birnstingl

Roger Birnstingl

Roger Birnstingl is a prominent British classical bassoonist. He studied with Archie Camden at the Royal College of Music in London. He has served as principal bassoonist of the London Philharmonic (1956-1958), the Royal Philharmonic (1961-1964) and the London Symphony Orchestra (1964-1977). He later served as principal bassoonist with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande until his retirement in 1997 [cite journal |last=Klimko |first=Ronald |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1997 |month= |title=The Torches are Passed |journal=The Double Reed |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages= |id= |url= |accessdate= |quote= ] . He is currently professor of bassoon at the Geneva Conservatoire, where his students have included Carlo Colombo, principal bassoonist of the Lyon Opera Orchestra; and Kim Walker. He is also the president of the British Double Reed Society [cite web | url = http://www.bdrs.org.uk/bdrs | title = About the BDRS | author = | publisher = British Double Reed Society | format = | work = | accessdate = 2008-09-02 | date = ] .

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