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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra based in London
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David Campbell
David Campbell
British clarinetist, born 1953
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Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet
Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet
British conductor and impresario
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London based symphony orchestra
4
Colin Davis
Colin Davis
British conductor
5
Mark Simpson
Mark Simpson
British composer and clarinettist
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Malcolm Sargent
Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer
7
Norman Symonds
Norman Symonds
Canadian musician
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
British orchestra based in London
9
Fred Elizalde
Fred Elizalde
Filipino musician
10
Terence Weil
Terence Weil
British classical cellist
11
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage
English composer
12
John Barbirolli
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist
13
André Previn
André Previn
German-American pianist, conductor and composer
14
Annelien Van Wauwe
Annelien Van Wauwe
Belgian clarinetist
15
Hugo Rignold
Hugo Rignold
British conductor
16
Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès
British composer, pianist and conductor
17
Hugh Maguire
Hugh Maguire
British violinist
18
Hollywood String Quartet
Hollywood String Quartet
American string quartet
19
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
20
Dan Welcher
Dan Welcher
American composer
21
Edward Gregson
Edward Gregson
English composer; college principal
22
Hamilton Harty
Hamilton Harty
Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist
23
Bill Smith
Bill Smith
jazz musician and composer from the United States
Jack Brymer
English clarinettist

Jack Brymer

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English clarinettist
Awards Received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Brymer in the 1950s

John "Jack" Alexander Brymer OBE (27 January 1915 – 15 September 2003) was an English clarinettist. The Times called him "the leading clarinettist of his generation, perhaps of the century". He was largely self-taught as a player, and he performed as an amateur before being invited by Sir Thomas Beecham to join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1947. He remained with the orchestra until 1963, two years after Beecham's death.

Brymer later played in the BBC Symphony and London Symphony Orchestras. He was also associated with several chamber music ensembles, and maintained a lifelong pleasure in playing jazz. He held professorships during most of the period from 1950 to 1993, first at the Royal Academy of Music, then at the Royal Military School of Music, and finally at the Guildhall School of Music. He was a frequent broadcaster, both as a player and a presenter, and made recordings of solo works and with orchestras and smaller ensembles. He published two volumes of memoirs and a book about the clarinet.