He also studied for three months with Michel Becquet at the
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, and followed
lessons and master-classes with several teachers, such as Joseph
Alessi, Jay Friedman, Christian Lindberg, Bart van Lier and the Paris
trombonequartet.
Since 1997 Jörgen has been principal trombonist with the Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Before that he held the same
position with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Along with his
commitments with the RCO he also teaches trombone at the Rotterdam
Conservatory.
He won several prizes and competitions including:
- First prize at the international trombone competition in Toulon,
France in 2001.
- First prize at the international trombone competition in
Guebwiller, France 1999.
- First prize at the National Soloist Contest for young musictalents.
- Winner of the Holliday-Inn/ClassicFM competition 1997.
- Laureate of the international brass competition of Nizhny Novgorod
in Russia.
In March 2001, Jörgen made his solo debut with the Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra in the trombone concerto by Henri Tomasi. He has performed as
a soloist with several other orchestras and ensembles, such as the
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, The Netherlands Fanfare Orchestra,
New Sinfonietta Amsterdam and the windband of the Royal Dutch Marine.
Besides this he has performed recitals in prestigious festivals such as
The Festival Radio France in Montpellier, the Lieksa Brassweek in Finland and the Musical Olympus Festival in St. Petersburg.
He has given master-classes in New York, Toronto, Tokyo, Helsinki, Lisbon, Valencia and Amsterdam.
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