Craig Knox

Principal tuba of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2005, Craig Knox was previously acting principal tuba of the San Francisco Symphony and principal tuba of the Sacramento Symphony. He has performed with the orchestras of Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit, and Seattle, as well as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

As a soloist, Mr. Knox performed the world premiere of the Jennifer Higdon Tuba Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2017, and reprised it in 2019 with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Russell Smith in Verizon Hall, Philadelphia.

Watch the video of the entire performance here:

Read the program notes for the Tuba Concerto here: Jennifer Higdon Tuba Concerto Program Notes.

Mr. Knox also premiered André Previn’s Triple Concerto for trumpet, horn, and tuba with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared as a soloist with the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and has toured with the Empire Brass. He is co-founder of the Center City Brass Quintet, which has made six recordings for the Chandos and Cryston labels. He has made recordings for Naxos with the Chicago Chamber Musicians Brass Quintet and for the Albany label with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra low brass section; and has recorded a solo album, A Road Less Traveled.

Mr. Knox graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Paul Krzywicki. His previous teachers included Samuel Pilafian, Chester Schmitz, and Gary Ofenloch. He joined the tuba faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2014. He also teaches at Carnegie Mellon University and has presented master classes, seminars, and recitals worldwide.

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