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Charles Neidich, hailed by the New Yorker as “a master of his instrument and beyond,” regularly appears as soloist and as collaborator in chamber music programs with leading ensembles including the Saint Louis Symphony, Minneapolis Symphony, the MDR Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and many others. Mr Neidich began studying the clarinet with his father at age 7 and, after 4 years at Yale, went to the Moscow State Conservatory as the first recipient of a Fulbright grant to study in the Soviet Union. He was one of the first soloists to improvise cadenzas and ornament classical concertos. He has also been influential in restoring original versions of works ranging from Mozart to Robert Schumann to Aaron Copland and bringing them before the public. An ardent exponent of new music, Mr Neidich has expanded the technical possibilities of the clarinet and has championed pieces especially of Ralph Shapey, Milton Babbitt, Helmut Lachenmann, and Elliott Carter. Mr Neidich is also active as a conductor, and has appeared with the Avanti Chamber Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Kirishima Festival Orchestra, the New World and the San Diego Symphonies among others. Very active in education, Mr Neidich is on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Queens College of the City University of New York, the Manhattan School, and the Mannes College of Music.