Andrew Marriner was principal clarinetist of the London Symphony Orchestra for many years. Marriner attended The King's School in Canterbury, where he took up the clarinet and soon won a place with Britain's National Youth Orchestra. His recording career began with a recording of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with the London Mozart Players. In 1986, he became principal clarinetist of the London Symphony, serving concurrently for a time as principal clarinetist of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. He is supportive of contemporary music, commissioning and premiering new works, and he appeared on many soundtrack recordings. He issued several solo albums, including one of Gerald Finzi's Clarinet Concerto in 2003. Marriner's duet partners include such luminaries as Alfred Brendel and André Previn. Marriner retired from the London Symphony in 2019 but remains active, and in 2021, he was heard on the London Symphony recording Mozart Wind Concertos.