List of classical trombonists

This list presents an overview of notable classical trombonists, including their primary affiliations and active years of playing.

Orchestral trombonists

Name Orchestral Timespan Primary Affiliation Susan Addison Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century Jonas Bylund Since c.1987 professor Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (HMTMH), former Solo Trombone Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Bamberger Symphonikerhttps://www.hmtm-hannover.de/de/hochschule/personen/a-d/prof-jonas-bylund/ Joseph Alessi Since 1985 New York Philharmonic Ian Bousfield 2000–2012 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Gordon W. Bowie 1985–1997 Bangor Symphony Orchestra Dudley Bright 2001–2018 London Symphony Orchestra Peter Moore 2014–2025 London Symphony Orchestra Abbie Conant 1980–1993 Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Eric Crees Retired Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Jay Friedman Retired Chicago Symphony Orchestra Byron Fulcher Since 2001 Philharmonia Orchestra Robert Gale Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Opera Company of Philadelphia Nitzan Haroz Since 2012 Philadelphia Orchestra Megumi Kanda Since 2002 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Mark Kellogg Since 1989 Rochester Philharmonic OrchestraMark LawrenceSince 1979San Francisco Symphony Robert Marsteller ?–1975 Los Angeles Philharmonic James Olin Since 1976 Baltimore Symphony Jörgen van Rijen Since 1997 Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraCharles Vernon Since 1986Chicago Symphony Orchestra Helen Vollam Since 2004 BBC Symphony Orchestra Helen Vollam Since 2011 Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Retired orchestral trombonists

Vladislav Blazhevich 1906–1928 Bolshoi Theatre James DeSano 1970–2003 Cleveland Orchestra Mark Lawrence 1974–2007 San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Aline Nistad 1979–2016 Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Maisie Ringham 1944–1955 The Hallé Ralph Sauer 1974–2006 Los Angeles Philharmonic Douglas Yeo 1985–2012 Boston Symphony Orchestra Dorothy Ziegler 1944–1958 St. Louis Symphony OrchestraDennis Wick1957–1988London Symphony Orchestra

Soloists and chamber trombonists

Name Recording Timespan Primary Affiliation Abbie Conant Since 1980 Munich Philharmonic Stuart Dempster Since 1964 University of Washington Vinko Globokar Since 1965 IRCAM Mark Hetzler Empire Brass QuintetAchilles LiarmakopoulosSince 2011Canadian Brass Christian Lindberg Since 1984SoloistAlain TrudelSince 1990Soloist

See also List of jazz trombonists

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