Fan Lei
| Fan Lei | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Born |
January 27, 1965 Qingdao, China |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Clarinetist, pedagogue, founder, author |
| Instruments | Clarinet |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Mark Records |
| Associated acts | International Wind and Percussion Music Festival, International Mozart Clarinet Competition |
| Website | bmf |
Fan Lei (范磊; born January 27, 1965) is a Chinese-born American clarinetist, pedagogue, author and entrepreneur. Fan Lei has captivated audiences as a clarinet soloist and recitalist throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. He won first prize at the 1985 Chinese National Clarinet competition and was chosen to represent the People’s Republic of China at the Toulon International Competition in France, where he also won honors. He has authored several books on clarinet technique and is currently a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China and a visiting Professor at Xi'an Conservatory of Music and Shenyang Conservatory of Music. He is the founder of the International Mozart Clarinet Competition and the International Wind and Percussion Music Festival.
Fan Lei was born in Qingdao, China in 1965. At the age of twelve, he left home to study in Beijing at the Central Conservatory of Music primary school. He would go on to study with some of the world's finest clarinetists including Tao Chunxiao, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Lawrence McDonald, David Shifrin, Fred Ormand, and Kalmen Opperman. He was awarded top prize at the International Young Clarinetist Competition in Seattle, Washington, and was one of two finalists along with Todd Palmer in the 1991 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. He received his bachelor's degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and graduate degrees from the Yale School of Music.
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