Mr. Paul Luxenberg
Lecturer
Paul Luxenberg is currently a faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Born in California, Paul Luxenberg has been a Principal Tuba of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001. He was also a faculty member at Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Having earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees at the Juilliard School, he has also worked with the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, Los Angeles and Moscow Chamber Orchestras, Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestra, under the batons of such conductors as Lorin Maazel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Christian Thielemann, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Jaap van Zweden, and Edo de Waart.
Paul has soloed with the HK Phil on multiple occasions, the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Wind Ensemble. He has given recitals and masterclasses in the US, Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, and South Africa. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Brass Quintet.
Paul was Principal Tuba of the Young Musician Foundation Debut Orchestra, Los Angeles, and a student of the Hollywood recording artist Tommy Johnson. As a student of Warren Deck (retired Principal Tuba, New York Philharmonic), he won the tuba audition with the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, subsequently moving to China in March 2000. His international music festival experiences include Aspen (US), SHIRA (Israel), and Pacific (Japan).
Paul is a Meinl Weston and B&S artist under the Buffet Crampon Group.