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"I see my life in terms of music." - Albert Einstein

Julian Bliss is one of the world’s finest clarinettists, excelling as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, jazz artist, and masterclass leader. He has inspired a generation of young players and introduced a substantial new audience to his instrument. Julian started playing the clarinet aged four and went on to study in the United States at the University of Indiana and in Germany under Sabine Meyer, turning professional aged just twelve.

In recital and chamber music he has played at most of the world’s leading festivals and halls, including Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Gstaad, New York’s Lincoln Center,  Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Verbier, and London’s Wigmore Hall. As a soloist, he has appeared with a wide range of international orchestras, including the Auckland Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Paris, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Sao Paolo Symphony and the Queensland Symphony.

​​​Excellent reviews, record of the week spots and media attention flow from his recording output. In 2021, releases on Signum Records included Brahms Clarinet Sonatas with pianist James Baillieu, and an EP of Julian’s arrangements for clarinet of wind ensemble works by legends of the US band world John Mackey, Frank Ticheli and Eric Whitacre. Other albums include Mozart and Weber Quintets with the Carducci String Quartet; Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock with Ailish Tynan (soprano) and Christopher Glynn (piano); Steve Reich’s New York Counterpoint; Mozart and Nielsen’s Clarinet Concertos with the Royal Northern Sinfonia.

With the launch of Bliss Music in 2020, Julian’s arrangements of a selection of pieces for clarinet and piano have been made available as sheet music. These include Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata Op. 19, the third movement of which has been set as a Grade 6 piece on the new London College of Music clarinet syllabus.

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Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann
Clara & Robert Schumann Music for Clarinet and Piano
Julian Bliss
John Mackey, Eric Whitacre, Frank Ticheli
Mackey: Asphalt Cocktail – Whitacre: October – Ticheli: Blue Shades
Julian Bliss
Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Sonatas Op. 120 – 4 Ernste Gesänge, Op. 121
Julian Bliss
I Got Rhythm
Julian Bliss
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Maria von Weber
Mozart & Weber Quintets
Julian Bliss | Carducci String Quartet
Franz Schubert
Swansong
Sir John Tomlinson | Christopher Glynn
Johannes Brahms, David Bruce
Gumboots / Clarinet Quintet
Julian Bliss
Various composers
The Shepherd on the Rock
Julian Bliss
Francis Poulenc
The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc - Vol. 5
Malcolm Martineau
Carl Nielsen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto / Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Julian Bliss / Royal Northern Sinfonia / Mario Venzago
Various composers
Works by Debussy, Milhaud, Glinka, Francaix & Prokofiev
Julian Bliss / Bradley Moore
A Tribute to Benny Goodman
Julian Bliss / Neal Thornton / Martin Shaw / Colin Oxley / Tim Thornton / Matt Skelton / Jim Hart
Various composers
The Ancient Question
Hila Plitmann
Bernard Herrmann
Psycho Suite for String Quartet
Julian Bliss