Julian Bliss was born on 1989 and is a British clarinettist and clarinet designer.
14 Facts About Julian Bliss
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Julian Bliss has performed as a soloist, chamber and jazz musician, notably with his teacher Sabine Meyer.
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Julian Bliss designed the Bliss Clarinet for instrument manufacturer Leblanc.
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In 1997 Julian Bliss began studying at The Purcell School for Young Musicians.
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Julian Bliss earned his Postgraduate Artist's Diploma from Indiana University in 2001 at age 12, but he was not awarded his diploma until he graduated from high school.
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Julian Bliss studied first with David Johnston at Harpenden, Paul Harris, then with Howard Klug at Indiana and with Sabine Meyer in Germany at the Musikhochschule Lubeck.
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Julian Bliss won the 2001 Concerto Soloists Young Artists Competition in Philadelphia.
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Julian Bliss has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Northern Chamber Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Sao Paulo Symphony, Auckland Philharmonia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
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Julian Bliss has performed at Lincoln Center in New York City, the Louvre in Paris, Wigmore Hall in London and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
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Julian Bliss has collaborated with many of the world's top classical artists, including Joshua Bell, Carducci Quartet, James Baillieu, Julien Quentin, Kathryn Stott, Stephen Kovacevich, Elena Bashkirova, Julian Rachlin, Steven Isserlis and Helene Grimaud.
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In 2022, composer John Mackey wrote his Clarinet Concerto "Divine Mischief" for Julian Bliss, and was given its world premiere by Julian Bliss and the Dallas Winds October 2022.
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Julian Bliss was the subject of a three-part made-for-television documentary entitled "Gifted".
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Julian Bliss appeared on the Today program in the United States and on NHK in Japan.
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In collaboration with Leblanc, Julian Bliss developed the Leblanc Julian Bliss clarinet.