PATRICK DAVIES
clarinet
Orchestral clarinettist, chamber musician & reed player.
Patrick plays and teaches the clarinet, saxophone and flute, and is based in London.
patrickdaviesclarinet@gmail.com
(+44) 07925168838
Patrick Davies is a classically trained clarinettist who doubles on a variety of flutes and saxophones. He works with orchestras and chamber groups as a clarinettist, and in theatre pits as a reed player.
Patrick has played principal clarinet with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, Shanghai Opera House, Pro Youth Philharmonia and London Mahler Orchestra. Chamber music performances have taken him to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, LSO St Lukes, and the Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina in Warsaw. He plays shows in theatres across the UK, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3.
Appearances as soloist comprise recitals and concertos, including Stanford's Clarinet Concerto with the Innovaris Orchestra, Giacinto Scelsi's Kya with the Guildhall School's Ubu Ensemble, Weber's Second Clarinet Concerto with the Bournemouth Youth Orchestra, and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with the Leighton Buzzard Sinfonia. In 2018 Patrick competed in the final of the Westbourne Concerto Competition.
Patrick graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's Masters programme, where he was awarded the prestigious Concert Recital Diploma for high distinction in a final recital, and was selected for performance opportunities with the London Symphony Orchestra.
photograph by Tom Medwell