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Biography
Christopher Martin

Christopher Martin is one of the leading classical trumpet voices on the world stage. He joined the New York Philharmonic as Principal Trumpet, The Paula Levin Chair, in September 2016. He served as principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) for 11 seasons, and enjoyed a distinctive career of more than 20 years in some of America’s finest orchestras, including as principal trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and associate principal trumpet of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He made his New York Philharmonic solo debut in October 2016, performing Ligeti’s The Mysteries of the Macabre, led by then Music Director Alan Gilbert.

Praised as “brilliant, impeccable” by The New York Times and as a musician of “effortless understated virtuosity” by The Chicago Tribune, Christopher Martin has appeared as soloist multiple times nationally and internationally with the CSO and music director Riccardo Muti. Highlights of Martin’s solo appearances include the 2012 World Premiere of Christopher Rouse’s concerto Heimdall’s Trumpet; Panufnik’s Concerto in modo antico, with Muti; a program of 20th-century French concertos by André Jolivet and Henri Tomasi; and more than a dozen performances of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. Other solo engagements have included Martin with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa’s Saito Kinen Festival, Atlanta and Alabama Symphony Orchestras, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. Christopher Martin’s discography includes a solo performance in John Williams’s score to Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012) and two recordings of a concerto Martin co-commissioned: John Mackey’s Antique Violences.

Dedicated to music education, Martin is a professor of trumpet at The Juilliard School and has given master classes and seminars around the world. He has served on the faculty of Northwestern University and coached the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for 11 years. In 2010 he co-founded the National Brass Symposium with his brother Michael Martin, a trumpeter in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and in 2016 he received the Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation from the American Bandmasters Association for outstanding contributions to the wind band genre.

Christopher Martin is a Yamaha Performing Artist. He and his wife, Margaret — an organist and pianist — have two young children who both prefer the piano over the trumpet.

Upcoming 2023-2024 Performances
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Mon
27
May
2024
Free Memorial Day Concert
7:00 PM Concert

Free Memorial Day Concert

Program and artists
Program To Include
  • Wagner, Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
  • Copland, Quiet City
  • Brahms, Symphony No. 4
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
  • Ryan Roberts, English Horn
  • Christopher Martin, Trumpet
Thu
30
May
2024
Donor Rehearsal: Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil
9:45 AM Concert

Donor Rehearsal: Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil

Program and artists
Program To Include
  • Mozart, Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola
  • Shostakovich, Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings
  • Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
  • Frank Huang, Violin
  • Sheryl Staples, Violin
  • Cynthia Phelps, Viola
  • Carter Brey, Cello
  • Christopher Martin, Trumpet
  • Igor Levit, Piano
Thu
30
May
2024
Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil
7:30 PM Concert CYO

Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil

Program and artists
Program To Include
  • Mozart, Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola
  • Shostakovich, Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings
  • Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
  • Frank Huang, Violin
  • Sheryl Staples, Violin
  • Cynthia Phelps, Viola
  • Carter Brey, Cello
  • Christopher Martin, Trumpet
  • Igor Levit, Piano
Fri
31
May
2024
Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil
11:00 AM Concert CYO

Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil

Program and artists
Program To Include
  • Mozart, Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola
  • Shostakovich, Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings
  • Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
  • Frank Huang, Violin
  • Sheryl Staples, Violin
  • Cynthia Phelps, Viola
  • Carter Brey, Cello
  • Christopher Martin, Trumpet
  • Igor Levit, Piano
Sat
1
Jun
2024
Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil
8:00 PM Concert CYO

Igor Levit and Stars of the NY Phil

Program and artists
Program To Include
  • Mozart, Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola
  • Shostakovich, Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings
  • Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Artists
  • Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
  • Frank Huang, Violin
  • Sheryl Staples, Violin
  • Cynthia Phelps, Viola
  • Carter Brey, Cello
  • Christopher Martin, Trumpet
  • Igor Levit, Piano
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