Stanley Drucker is the most prominent orchestral clarinetist in the United States and one of the best-known of all orchestral musicians in the country.
He studied clarinet with Leon Russianoff and quickly became an outstanding player. At the age of 16 he became one of the youngest principal players in U.S. orchestral history when the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra appointed him first clarinetist. He returned to his native city in 1949 toRead more join the New York Philharmonic. In 1960 he became its principal clarinetist. In 1968 he joined the faculty of the Juilliard School of Music.
His tone is known for its adherence to classical ideals of purity. He has made over 150 solo performances with the New York Philharmonic in his 50 years of service with the it. In 1999 he was named Instrumentalist of the Year by the leading magazine Musical America. He has recorded frequently and has twice been nominated for a Grammy Award.
His wife, Naomi Drucker, is also a prominent clarinetist. Together they have recorded clarinet duet works, including Krommer's Concerto for Two Clarinets and Orchestra, Op. 35. Read less
Label: Sony
Catalog: 301330
Release Date: 10/27/2014
Number of Discs: 80
Composer:
Samuel Barber,
Johann Sebastian Bach,
Antonio Vivaldi,
Béla Bartók
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Performer:
Isaac Stern,
Leonard Bernstein,
Harold Gomberg,
William Heim
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Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein,
Seiji Ozawa,
Maurice Peress
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic,
New York Philharmonic members,
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalog: 2027800
Release Date: 04/22/2014
Number of Discs: 60
Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Johannes Brahms,
Leonard Bernstein,
Benjamin Britten
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Performer:
René Kollo,
Dame Gwyneth Jones,
Kurt Moll,
Hanna Schwarz
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Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein,
Michael Tilson Thomas,
Kent Nagano
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,
Vienna State Opera Concert Choir,
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Label: Emi Classics
Catalog: 44290
Release Date: 07/03/2012
Number of Discs: 20
Composer:
John Philip Sousa,
Scott Joplin,
Ferde Grofé,
George Gershwin
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Performer:
Joshua Rifkin,
Ralph Grierson,
Richard Rodney Bennett,
Barry Tuckwell
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Conductor:
Timothy Foley,
George Sponhaltz,
Felix Slatkin,
Ferde Grofé
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Orchestra/Ensemble:
Great American Main Street Band,
Southland Stingers,
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
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Label: Warner Classics
Catalog: 87286
Release Date: 02/23/2010
Number of Discs: 2
Composer:
Samuel Barber
Performer:
Thomas Allen,
Roger Vignoles,
Judith LeClair,
Joseph Robinson
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Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin,
Michael Tilson Thomas,
Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Endellion String Quartet,
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,
London Symphony Orchestra
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Label: Composers Recordings, Inc. (Cri)
Catalog: 204
Release Date: 01/01/2010
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Mario Davidovsky,
Harvey Sollberger
Performer:
Harvey Sollberger,
Sophie Sollberger,
Stanley Drucker,
Paul Zukofsky
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Conductor:
Efrain Guigui,
Gunther Schuller
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Group for Contemporary Music
Label: Sony
Catalog: 47599
Release Date: 12/23/2009
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Carl Nielsen,
Paul Hindemith
Performer:
Stanley Drucker,
Julius Baker,
Isaac Stern
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
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Label: Warner Classics
Catalog: 4699708
Release Date: 08/27/2007
Number of Discs: 4
Composer:
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
Franz Liszt,
George Gershwin,
Igor Stravinsky
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Performer:
Fazil Say,
Stanley Drucker,
Albert Regni,
James Saporito
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Conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov,
Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Petersburg Philharmonia,
New York Philharmonic
Label: Sony
Catalog: 62750
Release Date: 06/11/2007
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Sir William Walton,
Henry Purcell,
Arnold Bax,
Cyril Scott
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Performer:
Richard Amner,
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
Stanley Drucker,
Leonid Hambro
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Conductor:
Wolfgang Fromme
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cologne Collegium Vocale
Label: Cala Records
Catalog: 544
Release Date: 01/30/2007
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
François Devienne,
Madeleine Dring,
Philippe Gaubert,
Samuel Barber
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Performer:
Jeanne Baxtresser,
Cynthia Phelps,
Joseph Robinson,
Pedja Muzijevic
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Label: Doremi Records
Catalog: 5709
Release Date: 01/09/2007
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Isidore Cohen,
Raphael Hillyer,
Harold Wright,
Claus Adam
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Orchestra/Ensemble:
Juilliard String Quartet
Label: Emi Classics
Catalog: 86561
Release Date: 05/24/2005
Number of Discs: 2
Composer:
Samuel Barber
Performer:
Israela Margalit,
Jeanne Baxtresser,
Joseph Robinson,
Stanley Drucker
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Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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Label: Elysium
Catalog: 725
Release Date: 03/29/2005
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Peter Schickele
Performer:
Chris Finckel,
Stanley Drucker,
Jess Gross,
Peter Weinberg
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Orchestra/Ensemble:
American Chamber Ensemble
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Label: Teldec
Catalog: 426202
Release Date: 04/25/2000
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
George Gershwin
Performer:
Fazil Say,
James Saporito,
Joe Pereira,
William Blossom
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Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Label: Elysium
Catalog: 718
Release Date: 03/15/2000
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Douglas Moore,
Gary Schocker,
Virgil Thomson,
Elliott Carter
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Performer:
Naomi Drucker,
Erika Sato,
Lois Martin,
Deborah Wong
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Orchestra/Ensemble:
American Chamber Ensemble
Label: Elysium
Catalog: 714
Release Date: 12/02/1998
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Bohuslav Martinu,
Camille Saint-Saëns,
Franz Krommer
Performer:
Gregor Kruyer,
Jacqueline Schiller,
Christopher Rex,
Charles Rex
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Conductor:
Peter Tiboris
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra
Label: Cala Records
Catalog: 509
Release Date: 10/01/1996
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Leonard Bernstein,
John Corigliano,
Claude Debussy,
Francis Poulenc
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Performer:
Stanley Drucker,
Kazuko Hayami,
Lisa Kim,
Kerry McDermott
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