Despite his young age, Slovakian clarinetist Martin Adámek has already developed a rich career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. Appointed solo clarinet at the Ensemble Intercontemporain at the age of 19, he is already recognized as one of the most promising clarinetists of his generation. Winner of the first prize at both the Leoš Janáček International Competition (Czech Republic, 2014) and the Clarinetto Concorso Carlino (Italy, 2013), Mr. Adámek has distinguished himself as a champion of contemporary classical music. He has given numerous world premiers, most notably Beat Furrer’s Clarinet Concerto under the baton of Matthias Pintscher at the 2019 Donaueschinger Musiktage Festival. Also in 2019, Martin gave two Slovak premiers: Magnus Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (2019) and Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Clarinet Concerto “Peregrinus ecstaticus” with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (2019), both under the baton of Zsolt Nagy. As an orchestral musician, Martin has performed under conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Jonathan Nott, Peter Eötvös, and Thierry Fischer. While principal clarinetist of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, he performed at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Konzerthaus in Berlin. More on: www.martin-adamek.com