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Recent Projects



On Night

“On Night” – a large cycle for solo soprano saxophone and ensemble.

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Debussy-Syrinx

Eliot plays Debussy’s Syrinx.

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S.A.S.H.A.

Check out the world’s most comprehensive multiphonic database.

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The Complete Etudes for the Saxophone

Download The Complete Etudes for the Saxophone.

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News



Debut as Soloist at The Boston Conservatory’s New Music Festival “Focus under 40”
08 Nov – 0 comments

The Boston Conservatory hosts its 11th annual New Music Festival Nov. 8-16, 2012. The festival features five concerts of contemporary music

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German Record Critics Prize for Contemporary Classical Music
05 Nov – 0 comments

Katharina Rosenberger’s album “Texturen,” available on Hat Hut Records and distributed by Harmonia Mundi, was awarded the 2012 German Record

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Joins Kenny G, Seamus Blake and Frederick Hemke as Rico Artist
01 Nov – 0 comments

Saxophonist Eliot Gattegno joins a distinguished roster of artists that perform on Rico Reeds. For more information on Rico, please visit

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Debut as soloist with Matthias Pintscher and Slovenian Philharmonic
12 Oct – 0 comments

Conductor Matthias Pintscher and saxophonist Eliot Gattegno are in Ljubljana this week for performances with the Slovenian Philharmonic on the

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Quotes

“he has superior chops backed up by assured musicianship"
-The Boston Globe

"Eliot Gattegno plays magnificently."
-Fanfare Magazine

“There is no question the future of his instrument is in safe hands."
-The Boston Globe

“expert and lush performance.”
-The Los Angeles Times

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About

Armed with a diverse spectrum of repertoire and eclectic musical interests, saxophonist Eliot Gattegno is a dedicated performer of the music of our time.

In 2008, he became the first saxophonist and one of the few Americans to ever win the “Kranichsteiner Musikpreis” of the International Music Institute Darmstadt, widely considered the most prestigious prize for the interpretation of new music.

Equally comfortable with traditional repertoire, Eliot has been invited to the Marlboro, Tanglewood and Yellow Barn Music Festivals and performed with James Levine, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Kurt Masur.

Previously a Fellow at Harvard University, he holds a doctorate from the University of California, San Diego and is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and New England Conservatory.

A Selmer Paris and Rico Performing Artist, he lives in New York and Chengdu, China where he is Professor of Saxophone at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music.

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