Biography
<br><b>Zsolt Szabo</b>, DMA, is the Associate Professor of Trombone/Euphonium at Western
Carolina University, and performs as Principal Trombone with the Brevard Philharmonic
Orchestra. Additionally, he is a member of The Hungarian Trombone Connection and Slides
in Harmony Trombone Quartet. Previously, Szabo was the Principal Trombonist of the
Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra in Chicago. Between 2009-2011, Szabo was a full-time member
of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago where he worked with conductors such as Riccardo
Muti, Pierre Boulez, David Robertson, Xian Zhan, EsaPekka Salonen, Jaap van Zweden,
Erik Nielsen, Markus Stenz, Larry Rachleff, and Cliff Colnot. In 2010, Szabo performed
in Chicago and Carnegie Hall with Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
where he has been a substitute for the orchestra on other occasions as well. Since
2019, he has performed frequently with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra. Szabo has also performed with the Knoxville, Asheville, Greenville,
and Illinois Symphony Orchestras and internationally, with the Monterrey Symphony
Orchestra (Mexico) and the WCIT World Orchestra (Armenia) as well and numerous other
ensembles in North Carolina, Illinois, Tennessee, South Carolina, Iowa, and Indiana.<br><br>In
2019, Szabo was invited to present a masterclass at the prestigious Conservatoire
National Sup茅rieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in France. The previous year, Szabo
taught a masterclass at the the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia. In
addition, he has given guest masterclasses at The University of Florida, The University
of Tennessee, University of Georgia, Appalachian State University, Illinois State
University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Eastern Illinois University, Texas Tech
University, and the 鈥淟iszt Ferenc鈥� Music Academy in Budapest, Hungary.<br><br>Prior
to joining the faculty at WCU, Szabo received the highly-competitive Iowa Performance
Fellowship Award at The University of Iowa School of Music where he was a Teaching
Fellow while completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trombone Performance
and Pedagogy. In the spring semester of 2012, Szabo taught as a Trombone Lecturer
at Western Illinois University.<br><br>Szabo received a DMA from The University of
Iowa, a Performance Diploma from Roosevelt University Music Conservatory as a student
of Jay Friedman, a Master of Music Degree from Western Illinois University, and a
Bachelor of Music Degree from 鈥淕heorge Dima鈥� Music Academy.<br><br>Szabo can be heard
on the Hungarian Trombone Connection鈥檚 鈥淥verture鈥� album, as well as American Trombone
Quartet鈥檚 鈥淧remier," Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet鈥檚 鈥淐elebrating 25 Years," and the
Carolina Trombone Project's "Mountain Ascent" recording. <br><br>Zsolt Szabo is an
Littin Artist and performs exclusively on Littin trombones.
