Mitchel Berick
Artist profile
Principal Bass Clarinet with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Instrument
B♭/A clarinet Zenit
Quotation
“The Uebel Zenit clarinets make a beautifully rich sound and have an incredible ease of response. The tone quality is extremely consistent across the entire range of the clarinet, and the intonation is superb. It is very easy to make a singing sound on these clarinets, that is very clear and projecting at the same time. The Zenits let you find your unique voice.”
Biography
Mitchell Berick is currently Principal Bass Clarinet with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2010. Mitchell has played as Guest Principal Clarinet with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Opera Australia Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. He has also performed extensively with the Melbourne and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras.
Mitchell studied at the Newcastle Conservatorium, Australia, where he was awarded the faculty medal, before travelling to London to take up a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music. Subsequently Mitchell studied at the Australian National Academy of Music before moving to Adelaide to take up his job with the Adelaide Symphony. Mitchell made his concerto debut with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in 2014.
Mitchell is also an avid chamber musician, performing regularly at many venues and festivals around Adelaide and Australia and live on ABC Classic. Mitch is a keen educator, teaching clarinet at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium and adjudicating eisteddfods and competitions in Adelaide.