Hailed by critics for his “superb clarity of tone, and wonderfully warm, musical playing”, and acclaimed by audiences for intelligent and enjoyable programming and narrations, Björn Kleiman appears as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician at festivals and venues throughout the UK as well as in his native Sweden and elsewhere in Europe. Björn’s recordings have attracted glowing critical acclaim from the press, including Mail on Sunday, International Record Review, Musicweb International, Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet. Among recent discs, the Christmas CD ”Deck the Halls” with Little Venice Ensemble and Soprano Susanna Andersson for Stone Records was named ‘Christmas Album of the Year Runner-up’ by Classic FM; whilst Mail on Sunday also commented on the set: “ A truly talented arranger, Bjorn Kleiman turns out an amazing selection of music for a small instrumental ensemble ranging from traditional carols to little-known European stuff”. As well as a busy schedule as a chamber musician and orchestral player, Björn is active as an arranger of music of all genres, working with a diversity of artists from rock bands to hos own Little Venice Ensemble. He has also written arrangements for classical Soprano Susanna Andersson and the Helsingborg and Detroit Symphony Orchestras.