Kyle Turner

Biography

Kyle Turner has lived and worked as a freelance musician in New York City for more than 40 years. He is currently principal tubist with the American Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. From 2001 to 2004, he performed and toured worldwide in more than 500 concerts with the New York Philharmonic as acting interim principal tubist. Turner also performed full time with the Saturday Brass Quintet for many years, culminating in the ensemble’s receipt of the prestigious Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1992.

He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet Orchestra, New York City Opera Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Brass Quintet, Metropolitan Opera Brass, Canadian Brass, German Brass, Harmonic Brass of Munich, Solid Brass, American Horn Quartet, Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, and numerous Broadway orchestras.

Turner has also collaborated with many of the world’s leading musicians, including Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman, Midori, Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Wynton Marsalis, André Previn, Paul McCartney, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Dave Brubeck, James Taylor, Metallica, and Coldplay at the 45th Grammy Awards, among many others.

His playing can be heard on major motion-picture soundtracks, radio and television commercials, and Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts. He has also appeared on more than 27 recordings, including his first solo album, “Expressions: The Heart of the Tuba.”

Turner serves on the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music, Stony Brook University, Montclair State University, and the Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program. He is a Buffet Crampon performing artist.