Gianluca Farina

Gianluca Farina is the newly appointed principal trumpet of Sarasota Orchestra. Previously, he spent three years as a trumpet fellow at the New World Symphony.

Gianluca has made multiple guest appearances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, The Florida Orchestra, and Nu Deco Ensemble, and has also performed side-by-side with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.While studying in Los Angeles, Gianluca has held principal trumpet positions with the American Youth Symphony and the Young Musicians Foundation's Debut Chamber Orchestra. Gianluca has spent his summers performing with the Tanglewood Music Center, the Pacific Music Festival Academy Orchestra under Maestro Valery Gergiev, the National Repertory Orchestra under Carl Topilow, and the National Orchestral Institute and Festival.

Gianluca's principal teachers were Alex Jokipii of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Thomas Rolfs of the Boston Symphony, and James Wilt of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.