Christopher Pell is Principal Clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Emma Margaret & Irving D. Goldman Chair), second clarinetist of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center and the former principal clarinetist of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Pell has performed with the Toronto Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Knights, Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería (Mexico City), Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra and American Ballet Theatre. He has appeared as a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Ohio Valley Symphony, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, U.S. Army Band at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall and the Long Island Sound Symphony. He has also won first prize in the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition.

As a chamber musician, Pell often performs with the Linton Chamber Music Series and has performed with concertnova, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Twickenham Fest, Lyrica Baroque, Orlando Chamber Soloists, Luzerne Chamber Music Festival, NOLA 360 and the Lake George Music Festival.

Pell teaches at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. He has also taught at the Interlochen Arts Camp and the University of New Orleans. He has given recitals and masterclasses at Miami University (OH), University of South Carolina and the University of Kentucky.

Christopher Pell graduated from The Juilliard School in 2013 and has twice been a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. He is a performing artist for Vandoren and is also a board member for Lyrica Baroque.