Chad Burrow, Clarinet
Chad Burrow is recognized as one of the premiere clarinetists of his generation. Burrow has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in concert halls across the globe. The European press has said that Burrow performs with “brilliant technique and tonal beauty mixed with an expressive ferocity.” Danish critic, Henrik Svane, went on to describe a Burrow performance as filled with "virtuosity, energy, and power without compromise." The New York Times recently called a Carnegie Hall appearance in Poulenc’s, Sonata, as giving a “strong impression” and a being a “bright and genial account”
Burrows recent concert engagements have included the Alpenkammermusik Festival in Austira, Denmark’s Thy Chamber Music Festival, a recital in the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, concerts in Strasbourg France and Concerto appearances with the Taichung Philharmonic, the “Classic” Orchestra of Taichung and the Shin Sharn Ensemble in Taipei. Recent performances in the United States have included appearances on a series of Benny Goodman centennial concerts in Carnegie Hall and Yale University. Other performances have included venues at Rice University, the University of Houston, Notre Dame University, the University of Arkansas, the University of Texas, Louisiana State University, and the University of Oklahoma among others.
Burrow was appointed to the clarinet faculty of the University of Michigan in 2009. He is the former principal clarinetist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and the New Haven Symphony. Burrow was also Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University. Since 2007 he has been the Principal Clarinetist with the Quartz Mountain Music Festival. In addition, Burrow serve as co-artistic directors for the Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble and its series mixed chamber music programs in Oklahoma City.
In addition to his own schedule of performances, Burrow is the clarinetist for Duo Clarion, formed in 1999 at Yale University with pianist Amy Cheng. Duo Clarion maintains an active series of performances throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East. Duo Clarion’s work has been recorded and released by Albany Records and by Wei Studios. Violinist Sean Wang joins Duo Clarion to form Trio Solari. The trio has had a regular touring schedule around the world since 2006.
