Hayato Tanaka, the principal trumpet of Tucson Symphony Orchestra, is a rising star in the
classical music field highly sought after by major orchestras throughout the United States. His
extensive orchestra performance career in just past 5 years includes The Cleveland Orchestra,
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony,
Houston Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Orchestre
Symphonique de Montréal. He is also a distinguished chamber musician, most notably with The
Kyôdai Brass, the First Prize Winner in the brass ensemble category of the Plowman Chamber
Music Competition in 2015. As a soloist, Mr. Tanaka has performed with Asheville Symphony
Orchestra in 2014 and a recital at Millennium Stage at The John F. Kennedy Center of the
Performing Arts as a part of their Conservatory Project in 2015.
The respect and discipline towards authentic traditional arts run in the Tanaka blood; born and
raised in Tokyo, Japan as a son of Kotaro Tanaka who is a fifth-generation qualified Tokyo
traditional craftsman. Mr. Tanaka started his music study abroad in the United States at the age
of 15 at the Interlochen Arts Academy and later participated in many renowned music festivals
and seminars, including Aspen Music Festival, Boston University Tanglewood Institute at
Tanglewood Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Festival, New York String
Orchestra Seminar and their performances at the Carnegie Hall in NY, the Chosen Vale
International Trumpet Seminar, and Britt Music Festival. He studied under Michael Sachs and
completed his Artist Certificate Program at Cleveland Institute of Music in 2015, the principal
trumpet of The Cleveland Orchestra, and in 2017 graduated with Professional Studies
Certificate Program from the Colburn School after studying under James Wilt, the associate
principal trumpet of Los Angeles Philharmonic.