Graham Lee is Principal Trombone for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also Professor of Trombone at the Royal College of Music and Trinity College of Music.
Graham studied at the Guildhall School of Music with Eric Crees where he was featured with the college Brass Band in a performance of Wilfred Heaton's Concerto for Trombone and Band. Before graduating in 1992 he also played with the European Union Youth Orchestra.
In 1995 he recorded Simon Wills's Concerto for Trombone (No. 1), accompanied by the Guildhall Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Polyphonic QPRM 127D).
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