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Selvadore Rähni
Clarinetist and composer Selvadore Rähni is an Estonian clarinetists. He served as the principal clarinetist of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2005.

As a member of various orchestras, he has performed all over Europe, Russia, and Japan. As a chamber musician, Rähni had musical collaborations with the Leipzig String Quartet, and with cellists David Geringas and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, pianists Michie Koyama, Petras Geniusas, Albert Atenelle, Tuuli Rähni, and Kalle Randalu, and others.

From 1986 to 1991, Selvadore studied at the Tallinn State Conservatory (subsequently renamed the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) under Rein Karin and Vahur Vurm.

From 1991 to 1997, he studied at the University of Music Karlsruhe with Professor Wolfgang Meyer, where he completed his postgraduate and doctoral studies, graduating with honors in 2001. He also improved his skills further through additional studies under the guidance of Professor Alain Damiens in Paris from 1993 to 1997. Selvadore Rähni has given clarinet master courses in Japan, Spain, Estonia, and Germany. As a composer, he has released the piano album "Snapshots from My Life".

An example reaction to a Selvadore Rähni performance, in Kyoto Concert Hall: “The greatest and most valuable performance this evening was the Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra from Debussy. The soloist was Selvadore Rähni, the principal clarinetist of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra. His rich sound has a definitive core and exceptionally fresh and vivid persuasive power. His marvelous breath control, his skill of the smooth performance without letting notice the difficulty of this hard piece, the ups and downs of the Rhapsody with the stable support of the breath were great. In each aspect, there was the highest “Art of the breath”. We were absolutely fascinated by him". Toshiya Hibiki - Ongaku no Tomo http://www.selvadore.com