He is a bassoonist and dulcian player and composer born in Hanover, Germany whose father is the conductor and harpsichordist Lajos Rovatkay and mother is the recorder player and oboist Siri Rovatkay-Sohns.
He studied bassoon in Hanover and from 1988 to 1996 attended the Braunshweig University of Art to study fine arts.
He specialises in historical instruments and is a co-founder of the Chelycus Ensemble, with whom he performs at international music festivals of early music. He has also been a member of the bassoon dup Satyros which he con-founded in 1999. He has performed with several early music ensembles that include the Barockorcheter L’Arco, Berliner Barock-Compagny, Cantus Coln, Gottingen Barockorchester, The Harp COnsort, Les Cornets Noirs, Musica Antiqua Koln, Musica Fiata and Wroclaw Baroque Ensemble.
As a composer he writes works for experimental stage production.
Active in the recording studio, some of the albums he has performed on are Bruhns: Deutsche Kantaten by Cantus Colln, Fux: Sonate E Sinfonie and Music at the Hanoverian Court by Capella Agostino Steffani, Gottfried August Homilius – St, John Passion by Dresdner Barockorchester, Johann Rosenmuller – Vox Dilecti Mei by Ensemble Chelycus, Missa Mexicana by The Harp Consort, Handel – Handel’s Beard by Lautten Compagney, Echo & Riposta by Les Cornets Noirs, Johann David Heinichen: Dresden Concerti, Veracini: 5 Ouvertures, Hasse: Salve Regina and Concerti “Per L’Orchestra Di Dresda” by Musica Antiqua Koln, Dario Castello – Sonate Concertate 1629 by Musica Fiata and Johann Melchior Molter – Orchestral & Chamber Music by Nova Stravaganza and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sechs Flotenduette by Satyros among others.
Musica Antiqua Recordings
Concerto for 2 Flutes and Orchestra in G Major (Johann Joachim Quantz)
Archiv 447 644 (CD: Concerti ‘pour l’orchestra di Dresda’)
He performs here…
Sources:
- https://de.zxc.wiki/wiki/Adrian_Rovatkay
- https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Adrian%20Rovatkay
- https://www.audite.de/en/artist/470-adrian_rovatkay_bassoon.html
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/903967-Adrian-Rovatkay?page=2
- http://m.angha.me/album/1015730015