[5] Lawson is internationally recognised as a performer of chalumeaux and historical clarinets, having held principal positions with leading British period orchestras, notably The Hanover Band, The English Concert and the London Classical Players, with whom he recorded extensively and toured world-wide.
[6] His extensive discography comprises concertos by Fasch, Hook, Mahon, Mozart, Spohr, Telemann, Vivaldi and Weber, as well as a considerable variety of chamber and orchestral music.
Among more recent recordings are two discs of sonatas by Xavier Lefèvre and a highly acclaimed CD of the Mozart Clarinet Quintet and other fragments.
In addition to directing performances of the work, he has played it in collaboration with conductors such as Roy Goodman, Christopher Hogwood, Roger Norrington and Joshua Rifkin.
[8] Forthcoming publications include a jointly edited volume for Routledge entitled Inside the Contemporary Conservatoire: Perspectives from the Royal College of Music, London.
In presenting fresh perspectives on the work of music conservatoires today, the volume takes the RCM's three founding principles of access, advocacy, and excellence as its point of departure.