Luke Balslov

Luke Balslov, a native of Long Island, New York, regularly performs around the country on both modern and baroque trumpets. In New York, Luke received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music performance at Stony Brook University, studying privately with Kevin Cobb. He began baroque trumpet studies with Kris Kwapis and later attended the American Bach Soloists Academy and Berwick Academy in Oregon. Luke has performed with Portland Baroque Orchestra, Boston Baroque, Upper Valley Baroque, Sonnambula, Oklahoma Bach Choir, and others, including as a soloist with Mercury Chamber Orchestra and American Bach Soloists. While living in Miami, he was a teaching artist with the Miami Music Project and played regularly with the Miami Symphony and the New World Symphony under conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Marin Alsop, Matthias Pintscher, and Stéphane Denève. Luke now lives in Houston where he is building a private teaching studio and freelancing.