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Murray Greig’s musical education began at the age of seven when he began playing the cornet. He entered the Royal Northern College of Music in 1984 to study the trumpet with Howard Snell, during which time he won numerous competitions, prizes and scholarships as well as playing principal trumpet with the European Community Youth Orchestra under Claudio Abbado.
He joined the Orchestra of the Royal Ballet in 1988 before taking up his current position of principal trumpet with the Orchestra of Opera North in 1989. He has also appeared with many other orchestras and ensembles both in the UK and in Europe (Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Opera House, City of Birmingham Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Scottish, Royal Scottish National, Ensemble Modern, Bergen Philharmonic). Recordings with the Orchestra of Opera North (English Northern Philharmonia) include those for Deutsche Grammophon, Chandos, Hyperion, Naxos, Collins Classics, ASV, Nimbus) as well as several chamber music recordings including The London Trumpet Sound (Cala).
Murray is Senior Professor of Trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Many of his former students now hold positions in orchestras throughout the UK and abroad. He has given recitals and master classes throughout Europe and America, as well as at leading British Conservatoires. He teaches the trumpet at Chetham’s School of Music and has worked as trumpet professor with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Trumpet Guild and in 2002 hosted the ITG Conference at the RNCM, Manchester.
In addition to these activities, he enjoys the opportunity to perform as a recital and concerto soloist on both modern and original instruments. He gave the premiere of Arthur Butterworth’s Trumpet Concerto “Alla Veneziana” with the Orchestra of Opera North under Martyn Brabins. He performs organ and trumpet recitals regularly with Gordon Stewart and Jonathan Scott.
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