Paul merkelo bio

Paul Merkelo has been hailed as ‘the new Maurice André’ by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is recognized as ‘a spectacular soloist...

Paul merkelo bio

a most impressive master of his instrument’ (Montreal Gazette ) who ‘knows no limits’ (Der Spiegel online - Germany ) with ‘unusual lyrical gifts’ (Gramophone ). Principal trumpet with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 1995, he has been featured frequently with the OSM, including tours to South America and at the Lincoln Center in New York, and is the first member of the orchestra to be invited to record a debut solo album with the orchestra (French Trumpet Concertos - Kent Nagano).

In 1999, he was appointed Canadian musical ambassador to China for the inauguration of the Montreal Park in Shanghai, and as a soloist with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in a national telecast.

Merkelo made his New York debut at the Lincoln Center with the New World Symphony Orchestra and Michael Tilson Thomas in 1998. He has worked