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Martin Fröst

Richard Hosford

International Soloist and Recording artist

Principal Clarinet, BBC Symphony Orchestra and

Nash Ensemble.

 

"I have been playing on mouthpieces made by Ramon Wodkowski for over a year now. He has the unique expertise that only a fine player can have. His ability to produce consistently high quality mouthpieces and to match them to my requirements is quite remarkable. He can make mouthpieces to suit almost all tastes and his judgement and advice are invaluable."

CLIENTS & TESTIMONIALS    -    Clarinet

Robert Hill

Principal Clarinet, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Hermann Stefánsson

Principal Clarinet, Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Robert Pickup

Principal Clarinet, Zurich Opera House Orchestra.

Tony Lamb

Principal Clarinet, English National Opera Orchestra

 

“ I have had a number of mouthpieces worked on by Ramon over the last year, and have been impressed by his knowledge of the subject, quality of work, attention to detail and understanding of my particular requirements. His own excellent playing helps to back up  this expertise, and his charges are quite reasonable.  Altogether I feel there are few people able to offer the clarinettist such good service in this specialised area.”

Nicholas Carpenter

Principal Eb and Bb Clarinet, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Ron Selka

Principal Clarinet, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Lesser

Former Principal Clarinet,

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (1968 - 2002)

 

"Mr.Wodkowski is a miracle worker with mouthpieces. His formidable expertise has provided inestimable benefits for me."

Rosa Campos -Fernandez

Co-Principal Clarinet, Halle Orchestra

 

David Neuman

Clarinet, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

 

David Rix

Principal Clarinet, City of London Sinfonia

 

Ramon truly has a gift in his understanding of what makes a mouthpiece special and what is more he appears to possess this feel for  a wide variety of stylistic preferences. Potentially life-changing!

James Muirhead

Principal Bass Clarinet, Halle Orchestra

Shannon Orme

Bass Clarinettist, Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Derek Hannigan

Principal Clarinet English National Ballet, Sub-Principal Clarinet City of London Sinfonia, Principal/Bass Clarinet BBC Concert Orchestra.

Katherine Lacy

Principal Bass Clarinet, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Justin O'Dell

Professor of Clarinet, Michigan State University.

 

"I  trust my mouthpieces only to someone who is a first-rate clarinetist. When you request a mouthpiece from a clarinetist who is passionate about his work, both in the orchestra and at the mouthpiece shop, you get the best results. When Ramon makes one for me, I know that a fine clarinetist has given it a proper test. Ramon Wodkowski's mouthpieces are terrific."

Garrick Zoeter

Professor of Clarinet, Shenandoah Conservatory, member of Antares, antares-music.com

 

"Ramon Wodkowski's clarinet mouthpiece is exceptional

in every way. It offers the professional clarinetist

optimal resistance, clarity and security in the high

register, and the ability to produce a beautiful,

seamless tone throughout. Furthermore the facings are

extremely reed friendly, which in this age of too

little time, is a life saver"

Peter Cornish

Freelance clarinettist.

 

"I knew that Ramon had a great reputation for his work with French and American mouthpieces but didn’t know if he could fix a German Zinner model that I once used with my Seggelke reform Boehm clarinets. He did fix it: in fact he transformed what was a reasonably good mouthpiece into one that is superb. He works with incredible skill and has a deep intuition that comes from years of close analysis of mouthpiece design. I really like this idea of transforming something that’s satisfactory into something that’s a joy to use. Next I’m going to ask him to direct his remarkable talents towards my bass clarinet mouthpiece."

Alex Allen

Proprietor of Clarinets Direct  and freelance clarinettist.

Pauline Drain

Freelance clarinettist and teacher based in London.

Emily Sutcliffe

Freelance clarinettist based in London.

Michael Marcus

Jazz clarinetist.     www.michaelmarcusjazz.com

 

"Ramon Wodkowski knows about sound and its true qualities.  That's why I believe he's quickly becoming one of the new clarinet mouthpiece gurus of the 21st century.  It's my pleasure to use one of Ramon's mouthpieces during my performances."

Victor Slaymark

Former Principal Clarinet, Royal Shakespeare Company and faculty member of the Guildhall School of Music for 36 years.

Dr Cecil Gold

Former Professor of Clarinet, University of Idaho, University of Akron, University of North Carolina, Principal Clarinet, Greensboro Symphony.

 

“ Clarinetists who need to have their mouthpieces re-faced and voiced  can not go wrong contacting Ramon.  I have had several mp’s already worked on and have  been very pleased with his work -  Ramon is just about the best I have come across .  For artistic work I recommend him with great enthusiasm.”

Andrew Harper

Freelance clarinettist based in London.

Richard Russell

Freelance orchestral player and chamber musician.

Tom Lessels

Freelance clarinettist based in London.

Rachel Fillhart

Freelance clarinettist based in Manchester.

Alan Asquith

 

Sub-Principal Clarinet, Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra

Eli Eban

Principal Clarinet, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Professor, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University

Chad Burrow

 

Professor of Clarinet, University of Michigan

Peter Davis

Sub-Principal Clarinet, BBC  Symphony Orchestra

 

Klaus Tönshoff

E flat Clarinet, Danish National Symphony Orchestra