PETER SULLIVAN

Peter Sullivan came to the Pittsburgh Symphony during the 1999-2000 season. In 1985 he joined the Montreal Symphony and in 1990 was appointed to the position of Principal trombone by Maestro Charles Dutoit. Formerly he was a member of the Calgary Philharmonic and the Toronto Symphony.

Mr. Sullivan has an active schedule as soloist and chamber musician. He has given solo recitals throughout Canada, in Europe and in the United States. He has performed with the Summit Brass and the Music of the Baroque of Chicago. Since 1993 he has been a member of the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra, a group comprised of orchestral musicians from North America’s leading orchestras. He also has been invited on two occasions to participate as a soloist at the annual conference of the International Trombone Association.

Peter Sullivan is a native of Timmins, Ontario. He studied at Ottawa and McGill universities as well as at the Aspen School of Music. He was a finalist in the 1990 Munich International Competition. His former teachers include Theodore Griffith, Per Brevig and Christian Lindberg. From 1986-1998 he served on the faculty of McGill University and currently serves on the faculty of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

Peter Sullivan and his wife Melanie have two children, Timmy and Amy.