Manfred Preis

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Manfred Preis (born 1954, in Hengersberg) is a German bass clarinetist and saxophonist.

Preis studied at the Munich Musikhochschule and the Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. [1] He played clarinet in the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. [1] He plays bass clarinet in the Berlin Philharmonic. He also plays clarinet in Trio Berlin and the Winds of the Berlin Philharmonic. He teaches at the Hochschule für Musik of Nuremberg-Augsburg. [1] He also plays in the ensemble Bolero Berlin, which plays Latin American music.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Manfred Preis". Berliner Philharmoniker. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-06.