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Demian Austin is principal trombonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (1994-), and a member of the MET Chamber Ensemble which performs regularly at Carnegie Halls.  

He also performs regularly with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center and has performed with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Napa Music Festival. Mr. Austin has played on numerous recordings, including “Solos with Piano” for the Buffet-Crampon Group, the Metropolitan Opera Brass CD’s, over 30 movie soundtracks, Dialogues with Double Bass with Jeremy McCoy on Bridge Records, Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale with members of the Bridgehampton Chamber Festival and Roger Waters, the GM Recordings issue of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Brahms’ First Symphony conducted by Gunther Schuller, and many recordings with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, including Strauss’ Tod und Verklarung.  

He can also be heard regularly on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Live at the Met broadcasts, the Saturday Matinee Broadcasts of the Met, and on The Met: Live in HD worldwide movie simulcasts. Mr. Austin is also on faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, Mannes School of Music, Bard College Conservatory of Music, and The Juilliard School’s pre-college division.  

After spending his youth in the greater Cincinnati area, his family moved to San Francisco, where he attended the San Francisco School of the Arts High School and studied privately with Don Kennelly from the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1992 from Oberlin College, where he studied with Raymond Premru. His Master of Music degree was completed in 1995 from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Per Brevig.  

Aside from his career in music, Mr. Austin has a keen interest in film and has attended several intensive seminars on screenwriting.

Degrees Held

B.M., Oberlin College, studies with Raymond Premru; M.M., The Juilliard School, studies with Per Brevig.