TBJ87: Craig Knox
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TBJ87: Craig Knox of the Pittsburgh Symphony on premiering the Jennifer Higdon Tuba Concerto, European road stories and the joys of palinka.
Craig Knox is Principal Tuba of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of the Center City Brass Quintet. With these ensembles and others, he has performed for audiences across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and been heard on recordings, and radio, television, and internet broadcasts around the world.
Mr. Knox works regularly with music students through his teaching positions at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music in Pittsburgh, and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, as well as at music festivals, seminars, and conservatories around the world, where he appears as a guest clinician.
In this fun and lively conversation, we cover:
Craig European road stories
Jeff Conner back in the day
Romanian palinka
Lance’s shoulder story
Craig’s tubas
Playing Bb tubas vs. C tubas
The premiere of the Jennifer Higdon Concerto in March of 2018
How the commission came about and the development of the piece
Anthony DiLorenzo
Studied and now teaches at Curtis
Audience response was great
The difference between the first performance and the second
Teaching at Curtis
Differences between Curtis and Carnegie Mellon
Center City Brass Quintet, started at Curtis
Studying with Sam Pilafian
The influence of Empire Brass
Playing with the Pittsburgh Symphony
More Sam stories!
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