Concerto performances aside, his contributions to the orchestra's sound are hard to Orchestra about 75 times, most recently in May when he gave the world premiere of a concerto written for him by Lowell Liebermann. Smith, 48, has led the Philharmonic's trumpet section for nearly half his life, having joined the orchestra when Zubin Mehta hired him away from the Chicago Symphony in 1978. But apart from that, playing the trumpet outdoors is great. "One of the things I hate," he quickly added, "is that if it's too hot and muggy, all the perspiration makes it hard to keep the mouthpiece from sliding around. Smith has no concern about the effect of the weather on his gleaming brass trumpet. Unlike a string player, who might worry about the effect of heatĪnd humidity on his instrument's intonation, Mr. Who is to play the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto with the orchestra tonight in Central Park and also at parks in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Westchester this week. Laying outdoors really isn't a problem in terms of the instrument," said Philip Smith, the principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, Philip Smith, principal Philharmonic trumpeter. A Natural for Outdoors (and Street Corners)Ī Natural for Outdoors (and Street Corners) By ALLAN KOZINN
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