Ian Scott Clarinet

Ian was born in Perth Scotland and began the clarinet with Charles Maynes. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with Henry Morrison and at the University of Arizona with John Denman. From 1980-1986 he was Principal Clarinet with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon. As a freelance he plays Guest Principal with the LPO, RPO, BBC Symphony Orchestra and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

In July 2000 he was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.

He has appeared as soloist with the Orchestra da Camera di Padova and I Solisti Veneti in Italy, the Gulbenkian Orchestra in the Far East and with several orchestras in Britain including London Musici, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, the City of Oxford Orchestra, the Guildford Philharmonic and the Northern Sinfonia.

His recording for ASV White Line of British Clarinet Concertos with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Gavin Sutherland was released in April 2003. His latest recording for the Dutton label is called English Clarinet Concertos and includes world premiere recordings of the concertos by Leighton Lucas and Humphrey Procter-Gregg with Barry Wordsworth conducting the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.

Ian plays on clarinets by the English maker Peter Eaton.His hobbies include mycology and Portuguese gastronomy.