»Es bedeutet mir sehr viel, bei den Berliner Philharmonikern zu spielen. Der Orchesterklang ist einmalig, es wird sehr auf Qualität geachtet - in jeder Hinsicht. Außerdem ist die Arbeitseinstellung sehr positiv!«

Für Stefan de Leval Jezierski gab es Gründe genug von der Trompete zum Horn zu wechseln: So fand er Klang und Optik des Instruments toll. Außerdem brauchte das Blasorchester seiner Schule Hornisten, sein Lieblingskomponist Mozart hatte mehr für das Horn als für die Trompete geschieben, nicht zuletzt schienen ihm auch die Berufsaussichten mit diesem Instrument besser. Ausgebildet wurde der gebürtige Bostoner an der North Carolina School of Arts und bei Myron Bloom am Cleveland Institute of Music. Bereits während seines Studiums wirkte er bei Konzerten und Tourneen des Cleveland Orchestra mit. Bevor er 1978 als hoher Hornist zu den Berliner Philharmonikern kam, war er zwei Jahre lang Solo-Hornist des Staatstheaters Kassel. Als Solist und Kammermusiker tritt Stefan de Leval Jezierski bei bedeutenden internationalen Musikfestivals in Europa, Asien und Amerika auf. Er gehört zu den Gründungsmitgliedern des Scharoun Ensembles Berlin; außerdem unterrichtet er seit mehreren Jahren an der Orchester-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker und als Professor h. c. an der Musikhochschule Shanghai. Er hat eine Jazz-Band, spielt seit über 20 Jahren Mannschafts-Tennis im Grunewald T.C. und interessiert sich darüber hinaus sehr für Kunst.

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The eclectic career of internationally acclaimed Canadian hornist Jeff Nelsen comprises a true
cross-section of the music industry. For over twenty years, he has succeeded in both classical
and contemporary music and has been inspirational as both musician and mentor. He is best
known as the hornist of the world famous Canadian Brass, with whom he toured and recorded
for 8 years. As a horn soloist, he has performed concerti with orchestra, and his uniquely
engaging recitals on five continents.
Jeff is Professor of Horn at the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He
teaches horn, chamber music, and trains people in what he calls “Fearless Performance”, a
subject upon which he recently gave a TEDx Talk. An innovative pedagogue in both substance
and style, Jeff utilizes multiple avenues for distance learning. He recently gave his fearless
lecture over live video conferencing to a group in USA while he was in Tokyo. Jeff also
teaches online lessons all over the world from his studio in Bloomington. Prior to joining the
horn faculty at I.U. in 2006, Jeff had been on faculty at the University of Toronto, British
Columbia, Victoria (B.C.), and McGill University in Montreal.
Jeff has performed with dozens of orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago,
Boston, San Francisco, Houston, and National Symphonies, Philadelphia and Minnesota
Orchestras, and the Canadian and New York City Opera Companies. Jeff has held full-time
positions in the Montreal, Vancouver, and Winnipeg symphony orchestras.
Eager to cross musical boundaries, Nelsen has performed the complete run of two shows on
Broadway and toured with popular entertainers including Barry Manilow and Michael Bolton.
Jeff has an extensive discography that includes film, television, and video game soundtracks,
jazz, and solo features in addition to his many Canadian Brass and symphonic recordings.
Jeff grew up on a pig farm in Western Canada with opera singing pig farming parents. He is
married to mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen. Jeff can’t seem to escape singers! These
strong vocal influences on his music-making give Jeff his signature sound and singing
approach to his teaching and horn playing. Aside from creating musical magic, Jeff is an
enthusiastic magician, and often adds touches of illusionary arts to performances.
Nelsen is a Dieter Otto performing artist and clinician. Jeff Nelsen is an inspirational writer,
and you can find his articles and subscribe to his free newsletter “Get Fearless” focusing on
“Fearlessness Performance” a:

http://www.jeffnelsen.com

French horn player,Alberto Serpente, native of Civitanova Marche (MC),started his horn study from the age 10 in Arezzo. Mr.Serpente had been studied with M.Luca Benucci since 1994 in Florence,with M.Dale Clevenger and Arnold Jacobs in Chicago from 1995-1996,also with M.Stefan Dohr in Berlin in 1998. Mr.Serpente had received diploma for French horn from Conservatorio L.Cherubini in 1995.

        As an experienced orchestral musician,Mr.Serpente has been working in many major orchestras as both principal and tutti player,including Orchestra Filarmonica Toscanini ( Parma ) as second horn player under the direction of M.Lorin Maazel,Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ( Florence ), Teatro San Carlo ( Napoli ), Teatro Carlo Felice ( Genova ), Teatro Massimo ( Palermo ), Berliner Philarmoniker ( Berlin ), Orchestra Regionale Toscana ( Florence ), Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana ( Lugano ), Teatro Verdi ( Trieste ), Orquesta de Communitat Valenciana (Palau de Les Arts-Valencia), Orchestra Haydn ( Bolzano ), Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Orchestra Sinfonica di San Remo ( San Remo ) and many others with various outstanding conductors such as Lorin Maazel,Zubin Metha,Goerge Pretre,Yuri Temirkanov,Mariss Jansen,Charles Doutoit, Mistislav Rostropovich, Eliahu Inbal, Riccardo Muti, Placido Domingo, Rafael de Burgos, Bruno Bartoletti, Kurt Masur, Gary Bertini.

       In addition to being an orchestral player,Mr.Serpente is also an active and experimenting musician with different groups and recordings sessions in Classical music and other music genres. Also Mr.Serpente is mastering as a Jazz pianist since 2000,his music activities also include composing and arranging with Classical music,Jazz, and Pop music.     

Mr.Serpente has been working as professor in junior brass academy and organizer  in the administration in Santa Fiora in Musica Festival and Italian Brass Week since the beginning of the founding of this festival.