Julian Milkis - Clarinet
Guest Artist

Julian Milkis has established an international stature as a soloist and chamber musician and has appeared on the principal stages of Europe, the Far East, and the Americas.

Prominent concert appearances include solo and chamber performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Hamburg Philharmonic, the Big Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Big Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Roy Thomson Hall and Ford Center in Toronto, the National Concert Hall in Taipei and others.

Mr. Milkis has appeared as a soloist with major symphony orchestras world wide and participates in numerous international festivals and events. He has been a featured performer on TV and radio broadcasts throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Far East. Since 1991, Mr. Milkis regularly performs in "December Nights," Sviatoslav Richter's famous chamber music festival in Moscow now directed by legendary violist, Yuri Bashmet.

Dedicated to expanding the clarinet repertoire, Mr. Milkis has had numerous works written for him including concertos by Kancheli, Morawetz, Tishenko, Weinberg, Petrova, Raykhelson and others.

Mr. Milkis was the only pupil of the late, great, Benny Goodman. A Canadian citizen, he won the Canada Council and Floyd Chalmers awards for four consecutive years. He is a Yamaha Sponsored Artist.

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Moscow Soloists Orchestra**
Orchestra-in-Residence

Igor Raykhelson - Piano/Composer
Artistic Director

Igor Butman - Saxophone
Special Guest Artist

Julian Milkis - Clarinet
Guest Artist

Atis Bankas - Violin
Guest Artist

*Performers are subject to change without notice

**Moscow Soloists Orchestra appears courtesy of internationally renown violist, Yuri Bashmet -- founder and conductor of Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra.