Victoria Soames Samek
The most exciting and versatile solo and chamber clarinettist playing in the UK today with many CD recordings and BBC broadcasts. She is Professor of Clarinet at Trinity College of Music, Goldsmiths College and at Guildhall School of Music & Drama (Juniors). She is also artistic director of the specialist CD label Clarinet Classics.www.victoriasoamessamek.com
- In June Victoria is releasing a new CD entitled 'Semplice - from beautiful beginnings' which is devoted to the best of the beginner pieces to grade 5 for clarinet and piano.
www.clarinetclassics.com
- Together with her co-artistic director Dr Stephen Cottrell, Victoria will be launching a new CD label called Saxophone Classics in the Summer of 2008.
www.theclassicslabels.com
- The Omnibus Ensemble - which includes artistic directors from the CD labels Clarinet, Cello and Brass Classics, will be giving their inaugural concert in the Autumn of 2008 prior to a planned tour of northern Europe.
www.theclassicslabels.com
- With her saxophone colleague Jeffery Wilson, Victoria is continuing their series of masterclasses devoted to performance.The next session will be at Benslow in Hertfordshire on March 30th.
www.benslow.org
