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James Gilbert

Clarinet

Current position
Guest Principal
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Orquesta de la Comunitat Valenciana
Ulster Orchestra
Hallé Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sinfonia of London
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Extra work
Sinfonia of London (Eb Clarinet)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Eb and Bass Clarinet)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Eb and Bass Clarinet)
Aurora Orchestra (Bass Clarinet)
London Sinfonietta (Bass Clarinet)
London Symphony Orchestra (Eb Clarinet)
Hallé Orchestra (Bass Clarinet)
London Chamber Orchestra
Session Work
COOL Music Ltd - Gareth Griffiths
Chamber
Llanfyllin Music Festival - Mozart Clarinet Quintet with Creswick Quartet
Stamford International Music Festival 
Echor Music - Mozart Clarinet Quintet
King’s Lynn Festival - Mozart Clarinet Quintet with Elmore Quartet
Kensington & Chelsea Society - Brahms Quintet with London Chamber Ensemble 
Elmore Music Festival - Mozart Clarinet Quintet with Elmore Quartet
Member of Ensemble Renard (Wind Quintet)
City Music Foundation Artists 2025
Royal Philharmonic Society’s Henderson Prize Recipients 2024
Finalists in the Royal Overseas League Mixed Ensemble Prize 2025
Debut Album Launch - ‘In the Room’ in collaboration with ‘Stomping Ground’
Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme Recipients 2023-2025
Solo
Mozart Concerto - Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Cristian Cimei
Mozart Concerto - Lichfield Sinfonia, conductor Sara Birchall
Finzi Concerto - Fantasia Orchestra, conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Horovitz Memorial Concert - Clarinet Sonatina at the Austrian Cultural Forum
Weber Concerto 2 - Cornwall Concert Orchestra, conductor Chris Morgan
Weber Concerto 1 - St. John’s Chamber Orchestra, conductor Nigel Wilkinson
Finzi Concerto - Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, conductor John
Wilson
Awards
Worshipful Company of Musicians - Musician’s Company Award 2021
Making Music - Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist Award 2021
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music - UK Home Scholarship, 
Postgraduate Award 2020-22
Countess of Munster Trust - Derek Butler Award 2020
Help Musicians UK - Harrison Award 2020
Philharmonia Orchestra - MMSF Emerging Artist 2021-22
Glyndebourne Pit Perfect Scheme 2022
Aspen Music Festival - Clarinettist for the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble 2019
Education
Royal Academy of Music Master of Arts Degree (2020-2022)
Royal Academy of Music Bachelor of Music Degree, First Class with Honours 
(2016-2020)
Laurent Ben Slimane
Masterclasses with Andrew Marriner, Patrick Messina, Robert Plane, Christoph 
Zimper and Franklin Cohen

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