Richard Leslie Stoltzman, born July 12, 1942, in Omaha, Nebraska, United States,
is an American classical and jazz clarinetist. Raised in San Francisco and
Cincinnati, Stoltzman earned a Bachelor's degree from Ohio State University
before completing a Master of Music degree at the Yale School of Music under
Keith Wilson and doctoral studies at Columbia University. Stoltzman co-founded
the chamber ensemble TASHI in 1973 and performed as a soloist with over 100
orchestras, collaborating with musicians including Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Richard
Goode, and Chick Corea. His recordings ea...