Marco Antonio Mazzini
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Marco Antonio Mazzini is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian clarinetist.

Mazzini received a degree in clarinet from the National Conservatory of Peru, and a master's degree from the Ghent Conservatory. He has performed as a soloist with the Lima Philharmonic Orchestra, Gents Universitair Symfonisch Orkest (Belgium
Belgium
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), Camerata Orchestra (Guatemala), National Peruvian Younth Orchestra, Artis Dulcedo (Belgium), Philharmonic Orchestra of Costa Rica and the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru, and has represented Peru at the World Clarinet Festival. He was the bass clarinet
Bass clarinet
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ist in the 2009 YouTube Symphony Orchestra
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. He was also the principal clarinetist of the Ostrava International Orchestra.

As a recital soloist, concerto soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, he has performed internationally in such prestigious places as Carnegie Hall (New York), Tama Center (Tokio), Paleis voor Schone Kunsten (Brussels), Bijloke Concert Hall (Gent), Gasteig Cultural Center (Germany), FilmMuseum (Amsterdam), Museo de la Nacion (Lima) and the Paris Conservatory. He has also appeared in concert halls in Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, USA, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

He is the founder of the Peruvian Clarinet Orchestra, the Lima Clarinet Ensemble and Kinsa trio. He is also the founder and director of Clariperu, the biggest and most important website dedicated to the clarinet in Latin America and the world.

In November 2008 he was awarded with a "Golden Chaski" by the Peruvian Ministry of Education and declared "Hijo Predilecto" of the San Luis city in Lima. He is currently the chairman for Peru for the International Clarinet Association. Since 2005, Marco Antonio is sponsored by Gonzalez Reeds and he is the first Latin American clarinetist to become a Buffet Crampon Artist (2011).
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