Hailed by the New Yorker as “a master of his instrument and beyond,” Charles Neidich has been described as one of the most mesmerizing musicians performing before the public today. He regularly appears throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia as soloist and as collaborator in chamber music programs with leading ensembles. Known as a leading exponent of period instrument performance practice, Charles Neidich was one of the first soloists to improvise cadenzas and ornament classical concertos, and has been influential in restoring original versions of works and bringing them before the public. His recordings are available on the Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon, Musicmasters, Chandos Hyperion, Bridge, and Cobra labels. Recently, Mr. Neidich has turned his attention in a serious way to conducting and has appeared with the Avanti chamber Orchestra and Tapiola Sinfonietta in Finland, the Kirishima Festival in Japan, with the New World and the San Diego Symphonies (in a triple role of conductor, soloist, and composer), and in Bulgaria with the Plovdiv State Philharmonic. Very active in education, Charles Neidich is on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, and at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY where he also conducts their chamber orchestra. With his wife, Ayako Oshima, he has published a book on the basics of clarinet technique for the Japanese publisher, TOA Ongaku inc. and has founded a woodwind seminar in Japan. In the Spring of 2004, Charles Neidich was the recipient of the William Schuman Award given by the Juilliard School. For more information visit http://charlesneidich.com The Official Facebook Page of Charles Neidich, Clarinetist, Conductor and Composer. Visit http://charlesneidich.com