Plane won the Royal Overseas League Music Competition in London in 1992.
[1] Plane has played with the London Symphony, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic and BBC Symphony Orchestras and with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
[1] He is the principal clarinetist of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (since 1999).
[1] His performance of Rossini's Introduction, Theme and Variations was broadcast live on BBC from the 2004 The Proms in the Park.
[1] He teaches clarinet at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and is an artist-in-residence at Queen’s University.