Person · Male
John Wallace
trumpeter
- From
- Fife, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1949–2026
- Releases
- 16
- classical
About
John Williamson Wallace (14 April 1949 – 11 January 2026) was a Scottish trumpet player, composer and arts educator. He came from a family tradition of brass band playing. He performed as a trumpet player of leading London orchestras, the principal trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1976 to 1995. Solo performances included prominently playing a trumpet solo alongside Kiri Te Kanawa at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. He founded his own brass ensemble, The Wallace Collection, in 1986. Wallace was principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland from 2002 to 2014, and held leading positions in associations for educational matters and historic brass instruments.
Member of
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London Symphony Orchestra principal, trumpet
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Philharmonia Orchestra principal, trumpet
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The Wallace Collection cornet, eponymous, flugelhorn, trumpet
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London Sinfonietta trumpet
Discography
Albums
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Trumpet Music From the Italian Baroque
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Trumpet Music From the Italian Baroque
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Stars and Stripes Forever
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Arias for Soprano and Trumpet
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Trumpet Concertos
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Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
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Trumpet and Horn Concertos
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Vivaldi Concerti and Baroque Trumpet Music
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Haydn's Trumpet Concerto and Other Classical Concerti
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Signals
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T for Trumpeter
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Chamber Symphony in C minor / Piano Concerto no. 1 / Two Pieces for String Octet
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Symphonies nos. 4, 20 and 53 / The Prayer of Saint Gregory
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Trumpet Concerto / Piccolo Concerto / Five Klee Pictures
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The Origin of the Species
Compilations
Links
Conductor position
Founder
Teacher
Tags
- trumpeter
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c5f2cd0f-8ddf-4c5c-9633-786174ada7ab
- ISNI
- 0000000426647347
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.