Centerstage - Chicago's Original City Guide

Virtual L™

Musician At Work Forums in Chicago. Learn the Biz.
RELATED INFORMATION
Who's Who - Music

Styles: CSO, Clarinetist, Classical, People

Directory: C
Own Larry Combs Today!
Clubs & Venues
By Style
A to Z
Reviews by Users
Articles & Features
All Articles
SUBSCRIBE to
CRUMB is Centerstage Chicago's Weekly E-Newsletter.
Enter your email to get
our weekly newsletter:

Larry Combs
 
Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal clarinetist (since 1978) joined the CSO in 1974, and has appeared as a soloist on many occasions. He is also a founding member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians, recently performed Brahms' Trio in A minor with Daniel Barenboim and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and appeared at Ravinia with its music director, Christoph Eschenbach, with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Smithsonian Chamber Players.

Also a jazz afficianado (his Combs-Novak Sextet is one of the headliners at the 1999 Chicago Jazz Festival), the Chicago Reader's Ted Shen calls him, "a Benny Goodman-like chameleon who can execute breathtaking arabesques and add a touch of eloquence to the plainest phrase."

He is married to fellow CSO member, French hornist Gail Williams.

Got a correction? Click Here

Pages linking to this one include:

  • Gail Williams
  • chicago, metromix