Adriana Breukink

Adriana Breukink is a recorder maker living in Enschede, Netherlands, who makes Renaissance, baroque and modern instruments.

Life and career

Breukink was introduced to the recorder by an aunt when she was nine years old.[1] She attended the Royal Conservatory of The Hague where she worked with Frans Brüggen and Ricardo Kanji. The great recorder maker Fred Morgan offered classes at the Conservatory, and Breukink worked with him to make a Ganassi recorder.[2] By the time she had completed her solo exam in 1980, she had decided to become an instrument maker.

Breukink has become a leader in the development of new recorders.[3] In 1997, she developed a Ganassi-based recorder with a chin-controlled dynamic slide extension for Moeck. In an effort to develop a Renaissance style recorder for use by beginners she developed the Adri's Dream recorder[4] in collaboration with Mollenhauer in 1999.[5] She later expanded this line to include Dream Edition recorders for more advanced players. In conjunction with Küng, she introduced the Eagle Recorder for professional players in 2007.[6]

Breukink is a member of the Bassano Quartet, who perform on a variety of her instruments up to three meters tall.[7]

References
  1. Jansen, Elly (January 2000). "ZELF FLUITEN BOUWEN EN ZE KUNNEN LATEN KLINKEN". Plattelandsvrouw Magazine. 57 (1). Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  2. "Adriana Breukink: about". Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. Lander, Nicholas S. "Recorder Home Page: Innovations". Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  4. "Adri's Dream recorders". Mollenhauer. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  5. Newberry, Shiela (September 2003). "Such Stuff as Dreams are made on: An Interview with Adriana Breukink" (PDF). American Recorder. 44 (4): 12–17. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. Breukink, Adriana. "Eagle". Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  7. "Bassano Quartet". Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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