Tiago Linck

One of his generation’s leading musicians, Tiago Linck (b. 1987) is a Brazilian trumpeter whose dynamic artistry and expressive versatility have earned him international recognition as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. In 2025, he was appointed as the newest member of the American Brass Quintet and joined the faculty of The Juilliard School, becoming the first Latin American to hold a permanent position in the ensemble’s distinguished six-decade history.

Originally from Porto Alegre in the south of Brazil, Tiago served as Principal Trumpet of the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra from 2009 to 2024. During his tenure, he recorded two acclaimed albums highlighting the music of Brazilian composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos and Radamés Gnattali. He also toured extensively with the orchestra, performing in nearly every city in his home state, as well as in other regions of Brazil and across Latin America, including major venues such as Sala São Paulo and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. His exceptional artistic leadership and musicality have also earned him numerous invitations to appear as a soloist with the orchestra.

Tiago made his solo debut at age 12 with the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra, after winning the orchestra’s Young Soloists Competition. He won this competition again at 16, launching a professional career that led to performances throughout the Americas and Europe. Over the past 20 years, Tiago has performed as a soloist and recitalist in Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, the United States, and Uruguay.

After relocating to New York in 2023 to refine his artistry under David Krauss, Principal Trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Tiago earned two prestigious scholarships during his studies at Manhattan School of Music: The Rochlis Family Foundation and the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Scholarships, as well as the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition award. Earlier, in France, he graduated from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Nice with the Mention Très Bien et Félicitations à l'unanimité du Jury, the highest distinction awarded by a French conservatoire, while receiving tutelage from renowned brass pedagogues Patrick Carceller and Pierre Dutot.

In 2024, he was a prize winner of the Sphinx Orchestral Partners Auditions (SOPA) Excerpt Competition in the Brass and Percussion category, and he is also a proud recipient of several grants from the Sphinx Organization's National Alliance for Audition Support.

In addition to his appointments with the American Brass Quintet and Juilliard, Tiago will join the New Jersey Symphony as Third/Utility Trumpet for the 2025–2026 season.