Beñat Erro Díez

Clarinet

Trials

The Hallé - Principal Bass Clarinet - (May 2025-)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Bass Clarinet (April 2025-)

Extra Work

Royal Opera House - Second Clarinet
English National Opera - Principal Bass Clarinet
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Bass Clarinet and clarinet
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Principal Bass Clarinet and clarinet
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal Bass Clarinet, 2nd/3rd Clarinet, Basset Horn.
The Hallé - Principal Bass Clarinet and 2nd clarinet
Southbank Sinfonia (now Sinfonia Smith Square) - 2nd clarinet and Bass clarinet

Chamber Music

The Riot Ensemble - Clarinet (2025)
BBCSO Total Immersion (2022,2023,2024), music by Berio, Dallapiccola, Maderna, Saariaho, Varese... (BBC Radio 3)
Maiastra Music (Aidan Woodcock Trust) (2023,2025)
Brahms & Mozart Quintets, Schubert Octet
Mendigorria International Music Festival (2021,2023,2025)
LSO St Luke’s lunchtime recital with Haizea Wind Quintet (2023)

Solo experience

BBCSO Total Immersion, Boulez centenary (2025).
Performance of Boulez’s 'dialogue de l'ombre double' for solo clarinet and tape. Milton Court Concert Hall, BBC Radio 3 livestream.

Awards and recognitions

Guildhall School’s Marjorie & Dorothy Memorial Fund recipient 2025
“BILAKETA” cultural trust award 2020
XV "Fernando Remacha" Chamber Music Competition - 1st prize - 2019
"Premio Fin de Grado", Conservatorio Profesional de Musica "Pablo Sarasate". End of Course Extraordinary Prize - 2019
Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest - Honourable mention - 2019

Teaching and outreach experience

Clarinet tutor at Hounslow Music Service Saturday Academy (2024-2025)
Outreach workshops /lessons /side by sides:

Eton College
Winchester College
Marlborough College
Guildhall CYM

NMC recording label - workshops with young composition students, and recordings of their work.

Education

MMus Guildhall Artist Masters - Orchestral Artistry - Clarinet Principal Study (Distinction)

(Guildhall School of Music & Drama) - 2023-2025

BMus (Hons) Music - Classical Clarinet

(Distinction)
(Guildhall School of Music & Drama) - 2023-2025

Conservatorio Profesional de Música “Pablo Sarasate” de Pamplona - Grado Medio - 2013-2019

Professors: Andrew Marriner, Joy Farrall, James Burke, Andrew Webster, Robert Ault, Jennifer McLaren

Masterclasses: Martin Frost, Michael Collins, Anthony McGill, Andreas Sunden, Miquel Ramos, Laura Ruiz Ferreres, Benjamin

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Instruments
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet