What the papers say...

Sunday Times ...Eugene Onegin W.N.O - ".....the clarinet solos were glorious...." - Hugh Canning

The Telegraph... Die Fledermaus W.N.O - "...delicious clarinet playing in the Czardas..." - Malcolm Hayes

South Wales Echo... Mozart Concerto St Davids Hall - "A high point of the night was surely the impeccable playing of soloist Leslie Craven in the Mozart Clarinet Concerto....With a tone of burnished teak, the outer movements taken at quite a tempo and the miraculous slow movement has rarely sounded so utterly operatic and expressive." - AJ Sicluna

De Klarinet (Dutch clarinet magazine) November / December 2008
Review of the Clarinet Concerto CD Quantum 7040 (translated from Dutch)
“Melodious beautiful orchestrations ….. very agreeable to listen to…
“The opening theme is used in alternating ways with long lyrical melodies and considerable virtuosity, it is clear to see that Ball himself is a clarinettist.”
“the dedicatee clarinettist Leslie Craven, certainly contributes to this.”
“He plays with a beautiful smooth, supple tone………..with a splendid control of dynamics and finished with a hint of vibrato. “

March 2007 - CASS review of Chris Ball cd, including concerto for clarinet and strings, with Les as soloist

Please click here to read a recent review of Leslie's book published in December 03 issue of "Clarinet & Saxophone" - The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain's magazine.

The following link is a review of a concert given by the Welsh National Opera Clarinet Trio

Published article for CASS magazine by Alistair Logan
Review of Premiere of Concerto "Ambidexterity" for clarinet by Roma Cafolla