Allan Rosenfeld

Allan Rosenfeld has been a member of the clarinet section in the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra since 1986. He has been featured as a concerto soloist with the CSO as well as a chamber musician in concerts throughout the United States. He has performed in music festivals at Aspen, Bowdoin, Sarasota, Yale at Norfolk, and Graz, Austria. He served as principal clarinet of the National Repertory Orchestra under their national fellowship program. In addition to concertizing, Rosenfeld enjoys sharing his love of the instrument with his students. 
 
Rosenfeld began playing the clarinet in the Michigan public school system, furthering his studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy. He holds degrees from Amherst College and the University of Michigan. His principal teachers were Fred Ormand, Michael Sussman, Frank Kowalsky, and bass clarinetist Lawrie Boom of the Chicago Symphony. 
 
In his leisure time, Rosenfeld enjoys hiking and backpacking. 

What piece made you fall in love with music? 

My dad had a classical record collection, and I started listening to all of them when I was about eight years old. My favorite then was Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty. 

What's an interesting tidbit about how you chose your instrument? 

I just fell in love with the sound. I still do.