Born in Darwin Australia, Lloyd Van’t Hoff enjoys a career as a vibrant, young clarinettist, chamber musician, collaborator and educator. Lloyd has shared, created and performed music all throughout the world. Performances at the Beijing International Festival of Modern Music (Beijing, China), Menhuin Festival (Gstaad, Switzerland), Mecklenberg-Vorpommen Festival (Germany), Grafenegg Summer Music Festival (Grafenegg, Austria) and the Banff Centre (Banff, Canada) have all showcased Lloyd’s versatility as a musician on a global scale. Closer to home, Lloyd has enjoyed great success having won the 2015 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Award. A regular performer at Australia’s major international arts festivals, Lloyd’s recent highlights have included performances at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Huntington Estate Music Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and the Musica Viva Festival. As a collaborator, Lloyd played a featured role in the Aria award-winning project, Conversations With Ghosts, alongside singer-songwriter Paul Kelly, Recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey and composer James Ledger. Recent orchestral highlights include concerto performances with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria, and appearances as guest principal clarinet with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.