Christopher Pell is the Principal Clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the second clarinetist of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra 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, the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the American Ballet Theatre. He appeared as a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, the 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 Artists Competition.

As a chamber musician, Pell has performed with the Linton Chamber Music Series, concert:nova, the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Twickenham Fest, Lyrica Baroque, the Orlando Chamber Soloists, the Luzerne Chamber Music Festival, NOLA 360 and the Lake George Music Festival. Pell teaches at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and has taught at the Interlochen Arts Camp and the University of New Orleans. Pell graduated from The Juilliard School in 2013 and has twice been a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. Pell is a performing artist for Yamaha and Vandoren and is also a board member for Lyrica Baroque.