Musician – Page 4 – Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Anastasia Markina

Born and raised in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Anastasia Markina started playing piano at the age of four, and gave her first public performance at the age of 10, when she won her first piano competition. Her talent has been recognized at numerous international piano competitions, and she has received top prizes in Europe, Russia, and the United States, including 1st prize at the 1st Maria Yudina International Piano Competition, 1st prize in both solo and chamber music at the “Beach of Hope” International Music Competition in Dobrich-Albena, Bulgaria, 1st prize at the International Peter the Great Music Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands, 1st prize at the San Angelo Sorantin International Music Competition, 1st prize at the 1st Boesendorfer International Piano Competition, 1st and Grand prize at the Yound Texas Artist Music Competition, 2nd prize at the 1st, 2nd and 4th Jose Iturbi Music Competitions.

Matthew Good

Matthew Good joined the Dallas Symphony in 1995. He began his college career at The Juilliard School, but was invited to move to Philadelphia to study at the Curtis Institute after his freshman year.

Darren Mchenry

Darren McHenry, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1995 on bass trombone. As a young musician, McHenry attended the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina and the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland for several summers.

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Christopher Oliver

Chris Oliver, an East Texas native, has been playing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2008, and was named 2nd trombone of the Symphony in February of 2010. Prior to his appointment, Chris was Principal Trombone of the Akron and Canton Symphonies in Ohio, and the Wheeling Symphony in West Virginia. He also performed frequently with The Cleveland Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Barry Hearn

Barry Hearn, a native of Bloomington,TX, is the Principal Trombonist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Prior to that, he was Assistant Principal Trombonist of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC where he completed seven seasons.

Ryan Anthony

Virtuoso trumpeter Ryan Anthony is noted for his varied career as soloist, educator, chamber musician and orchestral player. Having departed the world-renowned ensemble ‘Canadian Brass’ nearly ten years ago, Anthony quickly became one of the most sought after trumpet players in America both as soloist and an orchestral player.

Kevin Finamore

Kevin Finamore won the position of Second Trumpet in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2000. His responsibilities include rotating within the trumpet section and he can often be heard playing principal trumpet on both classics and pops concerts.

L. Russell Campbell

Russell Campbell, a native Texan, joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in September 2004 as Associate Principal trumpet, bringing him back to Texas after 14 years of work and study elsewhere. After completing undergraduate studies at the University of Houston with James Austin, Russell went on to study at The Juilliard School under Raymond Mase and Mark Gould.

Alexander Kienle

A native of Portland, Oregon, Alexander Kienle has performed as the Assistant Principal/Utility French horn at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Kienle’s musical adventure started at age five, banging toy bells at a Montessori school, and he began studying piano at six.

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Dwight Shambley

Dwight Shambley graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and joined the Dallas Symphony in 1972. Shambley taught bass at Texas Tech University and has also been on the faculties of the University of Tulsa, the University of Arkansas and Southern Methodist University.