Victoria Soames Samek is one of the most exciting and versatile clarinettists playing in the UK today. Born of Czech and Hungarian parents, she performs internationally on clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone as a soloist, in duo recitals and in numerous chamber ensembles, notably ReedPlay, Foursight and the Mulfield trio, engaging her audiences in every performance. 

Some recent quotes - her style is, ‘in the best English tradition, wonderfully supple and often downright breathtaking’ ‘…. whose sumptuous sound is a feast in this age of blandness.’ The Daily Telegraph;  ‘All five pieces are better than interesting and one wants a better word than ‘enterprising’ (which so often means a good try…) for The Mühfeld Trio’s remarkable success rate in their commissioning. The recording is first class.’ Gramophone; ‘Performances are as attuned to Musgrave’s idiom as one would expect from Soames Samek…this is a disc that listeners and performers alike should investigate.’ Gramophone

In addition to her playing commitments Victoria is professor of clarinet at Trinity College of Music, The Guildhall School of Music & Drama (Juniors) and Goldsmiths College.  She works at the Newham Academy of Music as part of the FourSight residency. Most recently she has been appointed professor of clarinet and saxophone at The Royal Military School of Music

With her great enthusiasm for the clarinet, in 1992, she launched the celebrated CD label Clarinet Classics, which has quickly established itself as a unique showcase for the clarinet in all its richness and  diversity.

Victoria Soames Samek is an official endorsee for Selmer (Paris) clarinets and Rico Reeds.