Andrew Marriner
Andrew Marriner is a British classical clarinettist and the son of the famed conductor Neville Marriner. He was a boy chorister in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge.[1] In 1968, he joined the National Youth Orchestra, and eventually pursued studies at Oxford University. He then left Oxford and moved to Hanover, Germany, where he studied with Hans Deinzer. He is currently the principal clarinettist of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. He is also a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
[edit] 2009 performances
On 19 November 2009, Marriner with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra performed the world premier of the Douglas Weiland Opus 30 Clarinet Concerto (2001). The work was commissioned by Sir Neville Marriner and Julian Burnside, and premiered as part of the "Marriner Festival".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Mark Deller (2004-02-06). "Edred Wright (obituary)". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/feb/06/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "MCO - Marriner Festival Program". http://www.mco.org.au/MarrinerFestivalProgram. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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