Wang tries to make the clarinet fashionable

Wang Tao is among a handful of clarinetists in China who are now making a mark.

He is the first musician in China to receive a master's degree in clarinet from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, a top music school in the country.

Wang has released 12 albums that are being used as teaching material at the conservatory. He also won the best instrumental-album award at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan.