Best clarinetists of today? Some excellent ones are Leister, Shifrin, Sabine Meyer, Klocker, Puddy, Thea King, Emma Johnson, Stoltzman, Hacker, and Neidich. Leister is my favorite; there's a subtlety to his approach I really go for. And, subtlety is one feature my own clarinet playing sorely lacks. Don Satz [log in to unmask]