Pacific Palisades, California, United States of America
Order of Canada
Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2014-11-20
Invested on: 2015-11-18
For his skill as a world-renowned trumpet soloist, and for his support of Canadian musicians and music students.
Jens Lindemann is one of the world’s great trumpet virtuosos. He has performed as a soloist at New York’s Carnegie Hall as well as with a wide variety of first-rate ensembles. He has been credited internationally with helping to further the trumpet’s growing standing as a solo instrument. Currently a professor with high distinction at the University of California, Los Angeles, he performs and records regularly with Canadian orchestras, and continues to mentor young musicians at Alberta’s Banff Centre.