I’m a clarinetist based in San Francisco. I work across classical and contemporary repertoire, with close attention to the audience’s experience through creative clarity.

I have performed with ensembles like the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and many more.

Currently, I am a clarinetist with the Magari Ensemble, collaborating with artists in projects that cross disciplines and rethink the concert experience. Chamber music and new music have deeply shaped how I listen: to other players, to the room, and to the piece in real time.

My approach is grounded in a physical, practical relationship with the clarinet. I aim for sound that is warm but direct. Structural coherence, vulnerability, and spontaneity can all be manifested through exact movement.

At its best, performance feels unforced. Sound appears, suspends you, and releases.

“His tone production was rich, his musical diction effortless.”

FRANK KOWALSKY, clarinetist