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“....a sensitive tone, supple attacks and an incomparable differentiation of tone colors." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
“Ware proved to be an exceptional artist, wowing everyone with the beauty of his playing. He managed to get incredibly soft and delicate tones from his instrument... it was quite a display--glorious music-making with no apparent effort!” SPECTATOR, Raleigh, NC.
“...a grand experience in musical integration. Here was a sensitivity and intensity that one rarely finds, even with the most venerated artists." WESTFÄLISCHE RUNDSCHAU-MÜNSTER
“Carl Maria von Weber’s Quintet (with the Ciompi Quartet) ...was one of those performances to stand up and shout about. The normally staid Durham chamber music crowd didńt exactly shout, but demonstrated its enthusiasm by demanding five curtain calls.” DURHAM HERALD
“Allan Ware's mastery of the clarinet, especially the ease with which he sustains long phrases, was magical for the listener." OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER
"If only music were always such a delight. The listeners were carried away into a dreamy, enchanted garden. One had the feeling that the music must be played just so and in no other way." RHEINNECKAR ZEITUNG - HEIDELBERG
"It was a joy to hear the spontaneity of this music-making. The undeniably perfect technique was coupled with, and served the musical expression." KÖLNER RUNDSCHAU - COLOGNE
"Allan Ware's playing was captivating because of the astounding breadth of diversity in its nuances. His absolute command of the instrument combined with a dependable and powerful tone served him well in his interpretation, which was both sensitive and rich in detail." WESTDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG - DÜSSELDORF
"Allan Ware played the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with an impressive technique and a concentrated, mellow tone. The richness of the tone with which he mastered the diverse sound-possibilities of the clarinet was most effective." NEUE OSNABRÜCKER ZEITUNG
 Allan Ware was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and studied for a BA in Religion at Davidson College. He studied clarinet at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore with Ignatius Gennusa, then with Donald Oehler at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he received his Master's degree. He was awarded a Fulbright Grant for two years to study with Prof. Jost Michaels in Detmold, Germany. He is the winner of numerous prizes in international music competitions, for example the "Grand Prix" at the 4th International Chamber Music Competition in Paris. He has also won prizes at the Carnegie Hall Concert Artist's Guild Competition in New York and in the International Brahms Chamber Music Competition in Hamburg and has played concerts as a part of the “Förderprogramm” of the Bayerische Vereinsbank. In 1983 he was selected in the McKenzie-Ware Duo by the "Arts America" Program of the National Endowment for the Arts of the US government to represent American musical culture abroad. With this program Allan Ware has performed concerts, radio and television broadcasts and given master classes in more than 30 countries, including the former Soviet Union, countries in Africa and the Middle East. He is a regular performer as a soloist/recitalist, with the Salzburger Soloists, the Saint-Clair Trio, and the Bremen Clarinet Quartet, among others. Allan Ware performs regularly as a soloist with orchestras and is Associate Professor for Clarinet and Chamber Music at the City Conservatory of Osnabrück and teaches master classes in the US and Europe. He is the editor of the Boehm-System version Jost Michaelś “Systematic Method for Clarinet Finger Technique”, published in 2001 by Zimmermann Musikverlag in Frankfurt.
He is artistic director of the “Sonntagskonzerte auf dem Gertrudenberg” in Osnabrück, Germany, which has presented over 100 concerts in the last 20 years.
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