John Foster currently holds the positions of music director, and conductor of the Brisbane Ballet, Orchestra Brisbane, and the Queensland Baroque Orchestra. John was a member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as a trumpeter from 2001-2013, performing, touring and recording extensively with such conductors as Lorin Maazel, Vladimir Ashkinazy, Charles Dutóit, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Neville Mariner, David Zinman, to mention just a few.

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John has appeared as a trumpet soloist worldwide, performing with leading orchestras and ensembles, including: the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Royal College of Music Orchestra (London), Norwich Baroque (United Kingdom) Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (NZ), Belgium’s leading baroque orchestra ‘Il Fundamento’ and was a soloist for the opening of Kammerorkestra Basel’s (Switzerland) 2012 season.

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John has been invited to present master classes throughout the world, including at the Juilliard School of Music (USA) Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester), the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Northwestern University (Chicago) Bern University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland) Conservatorio of Belo Horizante, University UFMG (Brazil), the Cleveland Institute of Music (USA), among countless others.

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Mr Foster has also enjoyed working with such ensembles as the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (UK), the English National Ballet, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Grosso Heidelburg, Kammermusik Potsdam, Hannoverschen Hofkapelle, Berlin Baroque, St Thomas Boys’ Choir of Leipzig, (Germany), Le Concert Lorrain (France), Collegium Musicum Grossmunster (Switzerland), Barokorkest Concerto Vivo (Holland), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Australian Opera Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Symphonie Orchesta de Macau, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Bach Akademie Australia, the Pinchgut Opera, among many others.

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“…with an established and international career, John Foster is a deservedly acclaimed performer.” — Fine Music Magazine