Biography
Andrew Marriner has held the position of principal clarinet in the London Symphony Orchestra since 1986, when he succeeded the late Jack Brymer. During his orchestral career Andrew has maintained a presence on the worldwide solo concert platform, in the field of chamber music, and as a teacher. Andrew first played with the LSO in 1977 under Sergiu Celibidache and, as guest principal, on the orchestra’s 1983 world tour. He later became principal clarinet of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, a position he held concurrently with his commitment to the LSO until 2008.
As a soloist Andrew has been a regular performer in London, both at the Barbican and the Royal Festival Hall. As both performer and teacher, his career is worldwide in its reach, taking him regularly from Europe to the Americas, Asia and Australia. Throughout his career, Andrew has performed with chamber ensembles around the world, including the Chilingirian, Lindsay, Endellion, Moscow, Warsaw, Orlando, Saccone and Belcea string quartets, as well as being a member of the LSO’s chamber ensemble. He has performed with some of the most distinguished figures in the world of chamber music, among them Alfred Brendel, André Previn, Andras Schiff, Lynn Harrell, Stephen Isserlis, Emanuel Ax, Hélène Grimaud, Sylvia McNair and Edita Gruberova, as well as the late Vlado Perlemuter and George Malcolm.
Highlights of Andrew’s career include many performances over the years with his father, Sir Neville Marriner, both as soloist and as a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Among his many traversals of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto are particularly memorable performances at the Musikverein in Vienna; at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, with Sir Colin Davis conducting; with Sir Neville conducting, at Teatro la Fenice, Venice, in 2009; and in concerts with Mstislav Rostropovich and Sir Antonio Pappano conducting.
In the chamber repertoire, notable performances include the Mozart and Brahms Clarinet Quintets with the Quatuor Sine Nomine and The Lindsays, and Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen all over the world, memorably with Sylvia McNair and Alfred Brendel at the Royal Festival Hall in 1999, and with Edita Gruberova at the Wigmore Hall in 2010.
In addition to numerous recordings with the LSO and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Andrew has recorded the core solo and chamber clarinet repertoire for various labels, including Philips, EMI, Chandos and Collins Classics. The BBC regularly broadcasts his concerto appearances. Recent recording projects include Ronald Corp’s Clarinet Quintet with the New London Orchestra, and Howard Blake’s Clarinet Concerto with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for Pentatone.
Much in demand as a teacher and woodwind consultant, Andrew gives master classes, coaches orchestras, and adjudicates competitions all around the world. He is Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Royal Academy of Music; in 1996, he was awarded an Hon. Ram. Over the years, Andrew has taught at the Sydney Conservatory, Australian National Academy (Melbourne), Juilliard School, Hong Kong Academy and Accademia de la Musica (Rome), while also coaching players with the New World Symphony in Miami. He is a regular panelist for the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, serves on the Advisory Committee of the Solti Foundation, and is a Trustee of the Hattori Foundation.
Andrew Marriner is a Buffet Crampon Artist and a D'Addario Woodwinds Artist.