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 as a soloist, in duo recitals and in numerous chamber ensembles, notably ReedPlay, FourSight and The Chamber Musicians of London.

As well as performing clarinet music from the 18th and 19th centuries, her long-standing commitment to contemporary music has resulted in over thirty commissions and dedications from notable composers including Thea Musgrave, whose bass clarinet concerto she performed, broadcast for BBC Radio 3 and recorded with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

In 1992 she launched the celebrated CD label Clarinet Classics and subsequently Saxophone Classics. Both have quickly become established as unique showcases for the instruments in all their richness and diversity. Her own recordings for Clarinet Classics include the world première recording of Copland's Clarinet Sonata, voted "most sheerly seductive record of the year".

In addition to her playing commitments, Victoria is professor of clarinet at Trinity College of Music and clarinet and saxophone professor at the Royal Military School of Music. She is invited to participate in many workshops, master-classes and special clarinet and saxophone events with a particular specialism and training in Psychology in Performance. She is Artistic Director of The Clarinet and Saxophone Performance Course.