Teacher

Clarinetist, conductor, composer, arranger and piano player holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in performance from the P. Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music in Moscow. He is the first-prize winner of the Russian National Competition in clarinet, and obtained a second prize in conducting.

A remarkably versatile musician, Paul commands a vast repertoire spanning the classical, folk, contemporary and jazz styles. His ten-year concert career has taken him to the foremost venues of Western Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Canada, and Asia, in performances with renowned symphony orchestras and chamber groups, including the legendary ‘The Borodin Quartet’. As an arranger, Paul has enriched the standard clarinet repertoire through his unique arrangements for clarinet and piano as well as for various ensembles, ranging from the classical masterpieces to the more daring, innovative transcriptions of works by American and Latin composers. He can be heard on the CD ‘Soul of Brazil.’, gospel project ‘Moment of Renewal’