Iskander Akhmadullin
Currently serving as Professor of Trumpet at the University of Missouri, Dr. Akhmadullin has taught and performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, Russia, Japan, Austria, Germany, Australia, Armenia, France, Mexico, Chile, South Korea, and Belgium. As an orchestral musician, he worked in Russia and in the US and can be heard on the Marco Polo, Naxos, Hugo, Klavier, and Delos labels. He is currently co-principal trumpet of the Missouri Symphony.
In 2018, Iskander Akhmadullin and pianist Natalia Bolshakova released Russian Trumpet Sonatas CD on MSR Classics, which includes 7 world premiere recordings. Critics agree that they “play all the music idiomatically, stylishly,” “with impetus and élan,” and that “there are plenty of jaw-dropping moments of virtuoso musicianship.”
Dr. Akhmadullin has been a faculty member of the National Trumpet Competition, Midwest Trumpet Festival, Rafael Méndez International Brass Festival in Mexico, and as a member of the World Brass Association he taught at Wartburg Festival in Germany. He has performed at the International Trumpet Guild conferences, Missouri and Texas Music Educators Association conventions.
Dr. Akhmadullin was faculty member of the Southeastern Oklahoma State University and taught at the University of North Texas and Moscow Conservatory. He studied with Abbas Slashkin, Vadim Novikov, Leonard Candelaria, and Keith Johnson. Iskander Akhmadullin is the first brass player from Eastern Europe to earn a doctorate degree from a major American university. He is an Artist-Clinician for Schilke Trumpets.
