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 Originally
from Longmeadow, Massachusetts,
Adam Luftman is
currently Principal Trumpet
of both the San Francisco Opera
and San Francisco
Ballet Orchestras. Prior to
moving to SF in 2007, Mr. Luftman
held positons with the
Baltimore Symphony, New World
Symphony in Miami, and Civic
Orchestra of
Chicago.
Adam has also been a guest artist
with many of the
countries finest orchestras
including The Cleveland
Orchestra,
Philadelphia Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony, and San
Francisco Symphony. He has
also enjoyed touring and
recording with many of these
ensembles.
During
the summers, Mr. Luftman has
performed at the Grand Teton
Music Festival, Mainly Mozart
Festival, Sun Valley, Tanglewood
Music Center, National Repertory
Orchestra, National Orchestral
Institute, Spoleto Festival,
Aspen, and the Pacific Music
Festival in Japan.
In
addition to his orchestral work,
Adam has been a featured soloist
with a number of groups, is
a member of The Bay
Brass, and is an avid jazz
musician. Mr. Luftman also
recently performed and
recorded as a member of the
National Brass Ensemble, a group
comprised of principal players
from the nation's top
orchestras.
Adam
can also be heard on recordings
with the Philadelphia Orchestra,
San Francisco Symphony,
Baltimore Symphony, for ESPN
Sunday Night Football, and on
many movie and video game
soundtracks recorded at George
Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in
CA.
Mr.
Luftman is currently on the
faculty of the San Francisco
Conservatory, Stanford, UC
Berkeley, and San Francisco State
University. He has presented
masterclasses all over the
country including The Curtis
Institute of Music, New England
Conservatory, Cleveland Institute
of Music, New
World Symphony, and
Tanglewood. He is an honors
graduate of the
Cleveland Institute of Music
and the Interlochen Arts Academy.
Adam lives in SF with his
wife Reva and daughter
Riley.
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