Clarinetist

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A clarinetist (sometimes also spelled clarinettist) is a musician who plays the clarinet. Some clarinetists also play other woodwind instruments, particularly commonly the saxophone, and may therefore also be saxophonists and multireedists.

Here is a list of famous clarinetists, grouped according to the musical idiom with which they are particularly associated.

See also the Encyclopedia Jr Category:Clarinetists

[edit] Classical

• Ernest Ačkun, Serbia
• Scott Andrews Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
• Laura Ardan Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Mihajlo Avramović (1937-2004), School of Music "Stevan Hristić", Kruševac, Serbia
• Heinrich Bärmann Weber's clarinetist
• Cristro Barrios [1]
• Mate Bekavac, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [2]
• David Blumberg [3]
• Daniel Bonade Famed player in Stokowski's Philadelphia Orchestra
• Mark Brandenburg, Lecturer of Clarinet UCSC and Stanford University
• Bruno Brun
• Jack Brymer
• Louis Cahuzac also a composer
• James Campbell (musician)]] [4]
• Ernesto Cavallini Classical virtuoso who worked with Verdi
• Michael Chesher Professor of Clarinet at Luther College
• Franklin Cohen Cleveland Orchestra
• Michael Collins (musician)|Michael Collins [5]
• Larry Combs Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Chamber Musicians
• Robert Crowley, Principal Clarinet, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Professor at Schulich School of Music at McGill University [6]
• Hans Deinzer Soloist, teacher
• Julie Deroche DePaul University
• Karin Dornbusch Swedish Clarinetist, Artistic Director Båstad Chambermusic Festival, Sweden
• Stanley Drucker New York Philharmonic
• Anton Eberst, Serbia
• Mitchell Estrin, formerly with the New York Philharmonic, now Professor of Clarinet at University of Florida
• Yehuda Gilad, Professor of clarinet at University of Southern California and The Colburn School
• Ante Grgin, Faculty of Music in Belgrade, Serbia
• Alan Greenspan, Former Fed chairman, former student at the Juilliard School
• Mihael Gunzek
• Burt Hara, Minnesota Orchestra
• D. Stanley Hasty, Eastman School of Music
• Richard Hawley, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Bil Jackson, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Clarinet University of Northern Colorado
• Einar Jóhannesson [7]
• Emma Johnson
• Theodore Johnson
• Igor Karlin
• Mihajlo Kelbli, Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia
• Thea King [8]
• Veljko Klenkovski, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Serbia
• Howard Klug [9]
• Kyle Knox, Milwaukee Symphony
• Atanas Kolev
• Kari Kriikku
• Alison Lambert
• Colin Lawson
• Henry Lazarus, (1815-1895), leading virtuoso of Victorian era
• Karl Leister
• Todd Levy, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
• Mitchell Lurie
• Jon Manasse [10]
• Robert Marcellus Cleveland Orchestra
• Paul Meyer
• Sabine Meyer, well-known virtuoso, Professor at Lübeck Music Academy
• Božidar Milošević, Serbia
• Ricardo Morales, Philadelphia Orchestra
• Richard Mühlfeld, Brahms' clarinetist
• Charles Neidich [11]
• Tomislav P. Nikolić, principal, School of Music "Stevan Hristić", Kruševac, Serbia
• Josip Nochta
• David Oppenheim, played with Casals and the Budapest Quartet, among others.
• Kalmen Opperman
• Sean Osborn
• Timothy Paradise, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Anthony Pay
• Gervase de Peyer [12]
• Thomas Piercy
• Ognjen Popović, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Serbia
• James Pyne, clarinetist and mouthpiece maker
• Petko Radev
• Gene Ramsbottom, principal clarinet, CBC Radio Orchestra, Canada - most recorded in Canada
• Paolo Ravaglia, Italian, Alter Ego Ensemble, President of Nuova Consonanza, Teacher in Bologna Conservatory
• Kevin Schaffter, Clarinet virtuoso
• Peter Schmidl Vienna Philharmonic
• David Shifrin, New Haven Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Yale University
• Kelly Shoppach
• Gregory A. Smith Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• William O. Smith (aka Bill Smith), who plays jazz and classical music
• Gligor Smokvarski
• Nikola Srdić, Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia
• Anton Stadler, for whom Mozart wrote his Clarinet Concerto (K. 622) and Clarinet Quintet (K. 581)
• Milenko Stefanović, Faculty of Arts , University of Pristina at Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
• Richard Stoltzman, international soloist
• Franz Tausch, player in Mannheim orchestra (18th century)
• Thomas Thompson
• Frederick Thurston
• Josip Tonžetić
• Miroslav Vukajlović, Serbia
• David Weber, (1913-2006) inspired performer & dedicated teacher
• Charles West [13]
• Nathan Williams, East Carolina University, Winston-Salem Symphony, Professor of Clarinet at Interlochen Arts Academy
• Harold Wright
• John Bruce Yeh Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Michele Zukovsky (Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal - John Williams wrote his Clarinet Concerto for her) [14]
• Alojz Zupan [15]

[edit] Jazz (especially traditional, Dixieland, and Swing styles) and folk

(See List of jazz clarinetists for a more extensive list)

• Hüsnü Şenlendirici
• Woody Allen
• Sidney Bechet
• Acker Bilk
• Barney Bigard
• Don Byron
• Raymond Burke
• Evan Christopher
• Elysia Clapin, (Benny Goodman's great granddaughter)
• Eddie Daniels
• Buddy DeFranco
• Johnny Dodds
• John Doyle
• Eric Dolphy
• Irving Fazola
• Pete Fountain
• Benny Goodman, who also gave some remarkable classical music performances
• Edmond Hall
• Theo Jörgensmann
• Jean-Christian Michel
• Marcus Miller — primarily known for playing the bass guitar but also an accomplished clarinetist
• Božidar Milošević, Serbia
• Jimmy Noone
• Phil Nimmons
• Ivo Papasov
• Pee Wee Russell
• Artie Shaw
• Larry Shields
• Omer Simeon
• William O. Smith (aka Bill Smith), who played jazz and classical music
• Milenko Stefanović, Serbia
• Sufjan Stevens, indie rock/folk musician.
• Lester Young