DeutschJürgen Kupke
clarinet
Jürgen Kupke (b. 1960 in the Vogtland region) is a German clarinetist. He studied clarinet at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin from 1977 to 1981, then served as solo clarinetist at the Theater der Stadt Brandenburg until 1987, followed by four years as saxophonist and clarinetist at the small stage "Das Ei" at Berlin's Friedrichstadtpalast. Since 1992 he has worked freelance as a studio and theatre musician, including for the Deutsches Theater Berlin, the Berliner Ensemble, and the Maxim Gorki Theater. Regarded as one of Berlin's most versatile clarinetists, he moves fluidly between classical music, jazz, and free improvisation. In 1998 he co-founded The Clarinet Trio with Gebhard Ullmann and Michael Thieke, and he also teaches at a Berlin music school.
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