Peter Eaton clarinets have featured on hundreds of CDs, film and TV soundtracks since 1982. In the hands of the finest soloists on the world stage, as well as orchestral principals and session musicians, they are some of the most recorded clarinets in the world. Please read what these world-class musicians have to say about them.
This list does not include the large number of prominent players, including internationally renowned soloists and orchestral principals, who use Peter Eaton mouthpieces on other makes of clarinet.
Amongst younger musicians, in 2007, for the eighth consecutive year, the principal clarinettist of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain was a player of Peter Eaton clarinets and mouthpieces. Three players have held this position during the eight-year period, both models of clarinet, International and Elite, being represented. Two of these gifted young players also won the woodwind prize at the BBC Young Musician competition. Eleven NYO members during the last few years play Peter Eaton clarinets and mouthpieces.
Since the BBC Young Musician competition began in 1978, five clarinet players have gone on to play in the concerto final. Four of these wonderful musicians play Peter Eaton clarinets; Michael Collins, Emma Johnson, Sarah Williamson and Mark Simpson.
| Hale Hambleton | Principal, English National Opera for many years. Professor at Trinity College of Music. |
| Roy Jowitt | London Symphony principal for over twenty years. |
| Emma Johnson | International soloist, recording artist and professor at the Royal College of Music. |
| Richard Hosford | International soloist and recording artist. Principal, BBC Symphony and Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Professor at the Royal College of Music. |
| Gervase de Peyer | International soloist and recording artist. |
| Ian Herbert | Principal, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for over thirty years. |
| Nicholas Ross | Principal, Scottish Opera Orchestra. |
| Keith Puddy | Soloist and recording artist. Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College of Music. |
| Christopher Gradwell | London freelance musician for many years. |
| Michael Kirby | Principal, Orchestre Sinfonica de Tenerife. |
| Donald Watson | BBC Symphony Orchestra for over twenty years. |
| Fergus Morrison | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. |
| Colin Parr | Principal, City of Birmingham Symphony for over thirty years. Professor at Birmingham Conservatoire. |
| Juan E. Romero | Principal, City of Murcia Orchestra. Professor at Conservatorio Superior de Castellon, Spain. |
| Prudence Whittaker | Principal, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, for over twenty-five years. |
| Ralph Williams | Film studio musician. Principal, Opera Pacific Orchestra. Pasadena Symphony. Los Angeles freelance player (Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, L.A. Opera). |
| Olivier Voize | Paris freelance player (Paris Opera, Chamber Orchestra of Europe etc.). |
| Jim Kanter | Solo clarinet in the Los Angeles film studios. Principal, Pacific Symphony. |
| John Payne | Principal, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. |
| Katherine Lacy | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. |
| Ian Scott | Principal, Royal Ballet Sinfonia. |
| Daizaburo Watanabe | Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Japan, for many years. |
| Sarah Williamson | Winner of the woodwind prize, BBC Young Musician 2002. Prize winner in the Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians 2002. |
| John Yoakum | Los Angeles TV and film studio musician. |
| Chris Collins | Jazz soloist and recording artist. Professor at Wayne State University, Detroit. |
| Michael Collins | International soloist, recording artist and professor at the Royal Academy of Music. |
| Ovanir Buosi | Principal, Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, Brazil. |
| Mark Simpson | BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006. |
| Yoshinori Mikame | Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Japan. |
| Anna Hashimoto | Gifted young soloist. |
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