Jack Brymer
John Alexander Brymer, born January 27, 1915, in South Shields, County Durham,
England, was an English clarinettist. Self-taught, he played in local bands as a
child and was invited in 1947 by Sir Thomas Beecham to join the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, serving as principal clarinettist until 1963. He later
performed as co-principal with the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1963 to 1971 and
the London Symphony Orchestra starting in 1971, recording works including
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto (1958) and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 (1972).
Between 1950 and 1993, he held professorships a...
