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Charles Lazarus

Trumpet

Trumpeter Charles Lazarus, a member of the Minnesota Orchestra since 2000, has charted a unique course during his tenure with the Orchestra. As a soloist, composer and bandleader, Lazarus has created and starred in four original orchestral shows featuring his jazz ensemble: "A Night in the Tropics," "American Riffs," "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Our Love is Here to Stay," a collaboration with The Steeles and Prince's former keyboardist Tommy Barbarella. "Merry & Bright," his concert of fresh takes on holiday favorites, is the newest addition to the Orchestra's annual holiday fare. 

In 2015, Lazarus premiered Steve Heitzeg's concerto American Nomad, commissioned by Paul Grangaard. Lazarus and the Orchestra recently reprised this work, and a live video recording of the performance was released online in 2019. His composition A Perfect Square, paired with Michael Hall's book of the same name, was recently made into a children's animated short film.

Lazarus made his Carnegie Hall solo debut with the New York String Orchestra at the age of 19 while still a student at the Juilliard School in New York. Since then, he has soloed with dozens of orchestras and ensembles throughout North America and has performed and taught master classes in every U.S. state, Canada, South America and throughout Europe and Asia. He's been a member of several of the best-known brass ensembles in the world including Canadian Brass, Dallas Brass and Meridian Arts Ensemble, and has performed with Empire Brass, London Brass and the New York Philharmonic Principal Brass. He has also performed his original compositions at the Montreal and Ottawa international jazz festivals, opened for Tony Bennett, and performed with Barry White and Joe Williams.

Lazarus' five solo recordings, Solo Settings, Zabava, Merry & Bright, Lovejoy and Merrier & Brighter, showcase his wide-ranging talent and feature collaborations with diverse composers, arrangers and performers, including members of the Minnesota Orchestra.

For more information, visit charleslazarus.com.