Since winning first place at the First International Clarinet Competition in Kraków, Poland in 1994, Rebecca Rischin has established an international reputation as a clarinet soloist, pedagogue, and author. She has performed all over Europe, Canada and the United States, and her Carnegie Hall solo debut recital in March 2014 was met with a standing ovation. Her 2017 Centaur Records compact disc of fantasies for clarinet and piano in a Romantic style with pianist Youmee Kim, Clarinet Fantasies (CRC 3538), received rave reviews in Fanfare magazine: Rischin won praise for her “enormous virtuosity…whipped cream legato… and beautiful phrasing…Rischin has a superb technique and a musicality to match; her legato line is a joy, and she shades melodies as a singer might…This is a wonderfully life-enhancing disc.” Rischin’s compact disc of unaccompanied clarinet compositions,
The Ohio University Clarinet Studio is comprised of outstanding undergraduate and graduate music majors from all over the world. Under the guidance of Professor of Clarinet Rebecca Rischin, each student learns about aspects of clarinet technique, repertoire, reed care, instrument care, musical interpretation, and pedagogy in preparation for a musical career in his or her desired specialization.
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Since 2002, Ohio University has hosted an annual Clarinet Gala, a full day of clarinet events for all ages and
The Ohio University Clarinet Studio regularly welcomes an impressive number of outstanding visiting artists. Students have the privilege of
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