Anton Dressler

Last update: before 2019
Anton Dressler has been described by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera as a clarinetist of “spellbinding sensibility”, with a “superb intonation, a unique sense of intimacy” priced by the Bologna Resto del Carlino. His appearances as soloist include such countries as Italy, Belgium, Germany, France, Russia, Sweden, Usa, Israel and Taiwan, performing with Mischa Maisky, Julian Rachlin, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Boris Petrushansky, Itamar Golan, Ingrid Fliter, Vladimir Spivakov, Pavel Vernikov, Alexander Gindin, Olga Kern, S.Petersburg Quartet, Aviv Quartet, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, The Seasons Chamber Orchestra etc. He participated in different music festivals such as “Festival Dei Due Mondi” in Spoleto, “Portogruaro Festival”, Aspen and Colmar Festivals, “Four Seasons” in S. Petersburg, “Kissingen Sommer” etc. Deeply committed to the chamber music repertoire, he is one of the founding members of the modular “Kaleido Ensemble”. Devoted to the music of our time, Mr. Dressler has premiered numerous works and several composers such as U. Brener, E. Podgaiz, M. Bronner, A. Rosenblat, E. Galperin, A. Chajkovsky, have dedicated their compositions to him. Mr. Dressler has joint various orchestras as first clarinet such as "Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra", “Padova e Veneto” chamber orchestra, "Orchestra da Camera di Mantova", “Pomeriggi Musicali” Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica di Savona. Anton has taken part as well in various jazz, klezmer and crossover projects, performing with Uri Brener (in AntUr Duo), Elias Faingersh, Arcady Schilkloper among others. Dressler has recorded the Messiaen’s Quatuor Pour la Fin du Temps for Atopos", Italy, Overture on Hebrew themes by Prokofiev for Russian Seasons, and, together with Boris Petrushansky, a CD of Russian Music for clarinet and piano for “Cryston”, Japan.