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Facts
Born in Helsinki, Finland
Member since 01.09.1994
Biography
When a youth orchestra was one double-bass player short, the teacher asked Janne Saksala, who already played piano and electric bass, if he wanted to take a crack at this instrument. He said yes immediately, and with great enthusiasm. In 1981, he began double-bass studies at the music school of his native Helsinki, continuing from 1986 at Berlin's Hochschule der Künste.
In addition to being a passionate orchestral musician, Janne Saksala is also in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and as a teacher at renowned music institutions. Among other activities, he holds an annual master class at the Carl Flesch Academy in Baden-Baden, and has been a visiting professor at the “Hanns Eisler” School of Music Berlin for several years. He regularly works together with contemporary composers and has premièred many new works. Until 2006, Janne Saksala a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Jazz Group (founded in summer 1999). In his spare time, he enjoys spending time reading, cooking and playing guitar.
Awards
Prizewinner, ARD International Competition in Munich (1991)
Ensembles of the Berliner Philharmoniker
