Praised by critics as one of the “standouts” among the many rising stars in Carnegie Hall’s new and widely acclaimed Ensemble ACJW, trumpeter Paul Murphy is passionate about drawing audiences deeply into the art of music.  His work as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player has taken him to hundreds of cities and 18 countries throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. 

Reviewing Paul’s recent collaboration with Lorin Maazel in Stravinsky’s virtuosic L'histoire du Soldat, the Washington Post raved that the performance was “...as strong and solid as if hewn in stone." Other recent chamber music collaborations include projects with with John Adams, Thomas Adès, James Conlon, Christopher Hogwood, Susanna Mälkki, Andrew Manze, and Matthias Pintscher. An active freelancer, Paul has performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Kansas City Symphony, the Metropolis Ensemble, Second Instrumental Unit, the Trinity Bach Players, and frequently tours and records with the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra.

Committed to expanding the role of what it means to be a 21st century musician, Paul’s work often takes him beyond the concert stage and into the community.  He appears as a performer and teaching artist through Carnegie Hall’s groundbreaking Musical Connections program, which sends artists into community centers, hospitals, and correctional facilities, and is proud to serve on the teaching artist faculty of the New York Philharmonic. 

Prior to living in New York, Paul served as Principal Trumpet of the Daejeon Philharmonic in South Korea.  A graduate of the Yale School of Music and St. Olaf College, he has also studied at the Castleton Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the Music Academy of the West.