Originally from Maryland, Chris Wolf recently completed his Master’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with former Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Trombonist Per Brevig. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, where his teachers included Baltimore Symphony trombonist Chris Dudley and National Symphony trombonist Milt Stevens.

As an orchestral musician Chris has performed in the Kennedy Center, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Alice Tully Hall with such distinguished conductors as Michael Tilson Thomas, Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman, and Alan Gilbert. He is currently the Principal Trombone at the Phoenix Symphony.

He has also had the honor of receiving fellowships from the Aspen Music Festival, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Music Center. In 2010 Chris was a solo competition winner at the Eastern Trombone Workshop and the International Trombone Festival, and more recently was the winner of the Zellmer-Minnesota Orchestra Competition.