Principal Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Trumpet Masterclass
Sunday, March 14, 2021
5:30-7:30 pm CST
Application Deadline: March 1, 2021
Masterclass Observers are welcome and must register in advance.
WYSO Alumnus and Wisconsin native Andrew Balio is the Principal Trumpet of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2001 by Yuri Temirkanov. He recently served as principal trumpet of the Oslo Philharmonic concurrently with his BSO duties in 2014/15. Prior to his arrival in Baltimore, he had been principal trumpet of the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta since 1994 and the Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico since 1990, as well as the Boston Philharmonic. His solo debut was at age 15 with the Milwaukee Symphony playing the Haydn Concerto. His teachers included Charles Schlueter, Adolph Herseth, Roger Voisin and Gene Young.
Balio and his wife Laura recently launched The Future Symphony Institute, an online think tank to examine the complexities of making symphony orchestras financially viable while preserving their artistic mission. Their website www.futuresymphony.org has garnered much attention in the international press. For his work in this area, he was inducted into the Academy of Philosophy and Letters and presented a paper during its last conference.
As a soloist, Mr. Balio has appeared in Europe, South America, Japan and the United States under such conductors such as Mehta, Temirkanov, Rozdestvensky, Herbig, Venzago, McGeegan and Lintu. Recent years have included solo appearances in Lithuania, Russia, Italy and Brazil as well as the release of his first solo recording for Naxos, the Weinberg Trumpet Concerto with the St Petersburg Symphony. His recent Carnegie Hall solo debut was with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in a special concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy, many of which were Soviet émigrés.
As a teacher, Mr. Balio has taught master classes regularly in Russia, Poland and Italy, the Conservatorio Nacional of Mexico, as well as in Brazil, Chile, Scandinavia, Israel, Japan and the United States.
Click here for a great interview with Andrew Balio.