Gregory Raden

Gregory Raden has served as Principal Clarinetist of the Dallas Symphony since 1999. Prior to this appointment, he held positions as Assistant Principal of the National Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Clarinetist of the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra and the Charleston Symphony. He has been guest principal with the San Francisco, Saint Paul, St Louis and Bergen (Norway) Symphony Orchestras.

Known for his “flawless intonation…liquescent tone” (Fort Worth Star Telegram),  “exquisite nuance” (Washington Post), and “heartrending eloquence” (Dallas Morning News), Raden has appeared as a concerto soloist with numerous ensembles including the Dallas Symphony, National Symphony, Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Charleston Symphony and the New York String Orchestra on such venerable stages as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

Raden performs regularly at the Grand Teton and Bravo Vail Music Festivals and has also participated in the Marlboro, Mainly Mozart, Newport, Bellingham, Mimir, Aspen, Pacific and Evian Music Festivals. An active chamber musician, he has performed with members of the Juilliard, Guarneri, Cavani and Arianna String Quartets as well as Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, Jamie Laredo and James Ehnes. As a performing artist/clinician for Buffet Crampon Clarinets and Vandoren products, Raden has given recitals, master classes and clinics throughout North America. He was also one of five American clarinetists chosen to be part of the research and development team of Buffet’s new model clarinet, the Tradition. He is a founding member of the Teton Trio, and they have released a recording for Centaur Records. Raden is currently an adjunct Associate Professor of Clarinet at Southern Methodist University. A native of White Plains, New York, Raden was a student of David Weber at the Juilliard School Pre-College, Peter Hadcock at New England Conservatory, and with his longtime mentor, Donald Montanaro at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music degree.