In the fall of 1999, Peter Sullivan was appointed principal trombone of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra by Mariss Jansons. Canadian-born Sullivan came to Pittsburgh following a long and fruitful tenure as Solo Trombone with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under Charles Dutoit.
He performs regularly across North America, Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician alongside the world’s leading brass players. He is a regular visitor to Japan, playing and teaching at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, the Suntory recital hall in Tokyo, the Hamamatsu Summer Academy, as well as performing solo recitals in Osaka.
He has given concerts and clinics from coast to coast, including masterclasses at the Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, the Curtis Institute of Music, the Glenn Gould Academy, coaching at the New World Symphony and the Banff School, and tours with the Summit Brass and the Music of the Baroque in Chicago. He has been heard in recital on CBC radio and on NPR with his colleagues in the Pittsburgh Symphony Brass.
Presently, Peter Sullivan serves on the faculties of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Carnegie Mellon University and the Aspen School of Music.