Noted for his “bubbling, charming” playing, Rémy Taghavi is a highly sought-after bassoonist and educator based in the Northeast, and has performed, toured and recorded with numerous groups across North America, South America, and Asia. Rémy has held the position of principal bassoon with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra since 2018 and has performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Orchestra New England (ONE), and the Cape and Princeton Symphonies, among others. He has previously been an associate member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and a substitute member of Symphony in C. His playing can be heard on ONE’s upcoming album of the orchestral music of Charles Ives on the NAXOS label. Rémy has performed as a soloist with the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra and the New York Symphonic Ensemble at Fukuoka Symphony Hall (Japan) and the United Nations (NY). 

 

Special program:

 

The World of Bassoon with guest pianist 

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J.S. Bach arr. Waterhouse - Partita, BWV 1013 
Ulysses Kay - Sonata for bassoon and piano 
Alexandre Tansman - Sonatine for bassoon and piano

 

Mikhail Glinka - Sonata for bassoon and piano 
Francisco Mignone - 3 waltzes from “Sixteen Waltzes for Solo Bassoon” 
Reza Vali arr. Taghavi - Persian Folk Songs 

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