“When Blaz Sparovec set the first tone on his clarinet to play Mozart’s famous A major concert, it was clear to many that this would be the winner. The 20-year-old Slovenian turned the final round of the International Wind Competition into a Young Masters Concert. He elicited as much enamel, warmth, depth and otherworldly sound of wonder from his instrument as is rarely heard even from star clarinettists.”

Der Westen, 2014