Anthony Limoncelli was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2023–24 season. He previously was second trumpet with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and principal trumpet with the Sarasota Orchestra, and he has also performed as acting principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and Houston Grand Opera.
Limoncelli is a faculty member at the Aspen Music Festival and School, as well as adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has worked regularly with the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra, Sun Valley Music Festival and the Lakes Area Music Festival.
As a chamber musician, Limoncelli has performed in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and competed in the 9th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. He has also performed regularly in New York City and on international tours with The Juilliard School’s Ensemble 415, an ensemble committed to period practice performance on historical instruments.
A native of New Hyde Park, N.Y., Limoncelli received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Mark Gould, and a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School as a student of Raymond Mase. He has also continued his graduate studies at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as a student of Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer. His other teachers include Ethan Bensdorf, Stephen Burns, Anthony Bavota and Michael Klein. Limoncelli is a Conn-Selmer Bach artist.