EXPLORING THE CLARINET QUINTET AS A DISTINCT GENRE

Inspired by my former teacher and mentor Prof. Donald Oehler, who has compiled hundreds of works written for the clarinet and string quartet (a full database is available here), I thoroughly enjoy exploring this unique and incredible genre, encompassing classical period to modern times. I have been fortunate to collaborative with some of today’s most exciting young string quartets, performing standard clarinet quintets by Mozart (the work I played more than 50 times to date!) and Brahms as well as lesser known works from the past and new masterworks by living composers. I recorded Stephan Krehl’s Clarinet Quintet (often considered as a lost gem) with Larchmere String Quartet for Naxos and played Leo Wurmser’s Clarinet Quintet at Donald Oehler’s lecture at the International ClarinetFest (Orlando, FL) for the first time in the US. I look forward to a lifelong collaboration with both old and new string quartet friends to perform and record the vast repertoire of the clarinet quintets.