Internationally renowned Polish clarinetist and conductor Jan Jakub Bokun

has performed in most European countries, USA, Mexico, United Arab Emirates,

Japan, China, Chile and Argentina. He is the founder and artistic director of Inter-

Camerata Chamber Orchestra and the Clarimania festival, held bi-annually in

Wroclaw, Poland. He studied the clarinet at the Wroclaw Academy of Music and

with Guy Dangain at Conservatoire de Paris. In May 2001, he received the Master

of Music in Conducting degree from the University of Southern California in Los

Angeles.

 

J.J. Bokun has won acclaim and recognition as a prizewinning soloist and chamber

musician, at competitions in Wroclaw, Wloszakowice, Enschede and Mt. Pleasant.

He was a prizewinner at the Third Witold Lutoslawski Conducting Competition in

Bialystok, Poland, where he also received the Orchestra Award.  J.J.Bokun has

represented Poland in Clarinetfests held in Ostend, Stockholm, Tokyo, Lincoln and

Assisi. He has been invited to give master classes in Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech

Republic, Japan, France, Spain, China, Mexico, Serbia and Belgium.

 

Mr. Bokun has recorded for Polish Radio and TV. He has released 10 solo albums

with Koch Classics, JB Records and DUX, all received with great critical acclaim.

 

J.J. Bokun is on the faculty of the Wroclaw Academy of Music where he teaches

clarinet and chamber music. He is the Polish chairman of the International Clarinet

Association. Jan Jakub Bokun is a Yamaha, Rico and BG artist.