Marc Goldberg

Marc Goldberg is one of NY’s busiest musicians, a performer and teacher of international renown. A member of the New York Woodwind Quintet and the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, he is principal bassoonist of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the American Ballet Theater, the NYC Opera, the Riverside Symphony, and a member of the American Symphony Orchestra. Previously the associate principal bassoonist of the New York Philharmonic, he has also been a frequent guest of the Metropolitan Opera, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, touring with these ensembles across four continents and joining them on numerous recordings. His association with St. Luke’s dates back more than 30 years, and includes notable recordings with Renee Fleming, Itzhak Perlman, Kathleen Battle, and Wynton Marsalis; he can also be heard on the soundtrack for more than two dozen feature films and on 3 different Broadway cast albums. His solo appearances include performances throughout the US, in South America, and across the Pacific Rim with the Brandenburg Ensemble, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Jupiter Symphony, New York Chamber Soloists, and the New York Symphonic Ensemble. He has been a guest of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Da Camera Society of Houston, Musicians from Marlboro, Music@Menlo, the Brentano Quartet, Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Band, and the Boston Chamber Music Society. Summer festival appearances include Spoleto, Ravinia, Chautauqua, Tanglewood, Caramoor, Saito Kinen, and Marlboro, and the Bard Music Festival. He is on the faculty of The Juilliard School Pre-College Division, New England Conservatory, Mannes College, The Hartt School, Bard College Conservatory of Music, Columbia University, and New York University.