#312: Michael Sachs (Musician) (pt. 2 of 2)

Today we released part two of our interview with Michael Sachs. He has a portfolio career at the highest levels of classical music: he’s in his 37th year as the principal trumpet of The Cleveland Orchestra, he's the Music Director of the Strings Music Festival, an active soloist, author, instrument designer, and he's on the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music.   
Though our interview mainly focuses on his entrepreneurial activities as a music director and musician outside of The Cleveland Orchestra, Michael offers a wealth of information to anyone aspiring to become a professional musician!

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Show Notes:

​Volkwein’s Music
https://www.volkweinsmusic.com

Michael Sachs
https://michaelsachs.com/

Cleveland Orchestra
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/

Strings Music Festival
https://stringsmusicfestival.com/

Curtis Institute of Music
https://www.curtis.edu/

UCLA
https://www.ucla.edu/

Tanglewood
https://www.bso.org/tanglewood

Empire Brass Symphosium
https://www.empirebrass.com/

Sam Pilafian
https://pilafian.org/tuba/

Aspen Music Festival
https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/

Mark Gould
https://www.markgouldtrumpet.com/

Juilliard
https://www.juilliard.edu/

Houston Symphony
https://houstonsymphony.org/

Shepherd School of Music 
https://music.rice.edu/

Gerald Anderson
https://www.alfred.com/authors/gerald-e-anderson/?srsltid=AfmBOorbkKxdsr85af_CcG_t1FXLirqhkeeXYtDyRnOvvn-tge8wpT49

James Hile
https://www.elmhurst.edu/academics/departments/music/faculty/james-hile/

Pictures at an Exhibition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_at_an_Exhibition

Beethoven Symphony Number 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._5_(Beethoven)

Tchaikovsky Symphony Number 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._5_(Tchaikovsky)

Symphonic Metamorphosis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphonic_Metamorphosis_of_Themes_by_Carl_Maria_von_Weber

Scheherazade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheherazade_(Rimsky-Korsakov)

Mad Men
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Men

CCNY
https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/

UC Berkeley
https://www.berkeley.edu/

Yolanda Kondonassis
https://www.yolandaharp.com/

George Szell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Szell

Carnegie Hall
https://www.carnegiehall.org/

American Greetings
https://www.americangreetings.com/

Christoph von Dohnányi
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/discover/meet-the-musicians/conductors/dohnanyi-christoph-von/

Tony Plog
https://anthonyplog.com/

Tom Stevens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stevens_(trumpeter)

Los Angeles Philharmonic
https://www.laphil.com/

Leonard Bernstein
https://www.leonardbernstein.com/about

New York Philharmonic
https://www.nyphil.org/

William Vacchiano
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vacchiano

John Ware 
https://trumpetguild.org/content/itg-news/686-in-memoriam-john-ware

NBC Symphony
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Symphony_Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Toscanini

Harry Glantz 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Glantz

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Glantz

Bud Herseth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Herseth

Maurice André
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_André

Roger Voisin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Voisin

Armando Ghitalla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Ghitalla

Boston Symphony Orchestra
https://www.bso.org/

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles

Nolan Ryan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Ryan

Lou Gehrig
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig

Roberto Clemente
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Clemente

Ryan Anthony
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Anthony

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
https://www.dallassymphony.org/

Cancer Blows
https://www.cancerblows.com/

Cleveland Institute of Music
http://www.cim.edu/

San Francisco Symphony
https://www.sfsymphony.org/

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
https://www.aso.org/

Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_Overture

John  Williams
https://www.johnwilliams.org/

Frankenstein 1931
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(1931_film)

The Gold Rush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold_Rush

Ken Burns
https://kenburns.com/the-films/

Alban Berg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alban_Berg

Arnold Schoenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schoenberg

Second Viennese School
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Viennese_School

Van Cliburn Competition
https://cliburn.org/2025-competition/

Melissa Etheridge
https://melissaetheridge.com/events/

Crosby, Stills and Nash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosby,_Stills,_Nash_&_Young

Kenny Loggins
https://kennyloggins.com/

Boz Scaggs
https://www.bozscaggs.com/

Arturo Sandoval
https://arturosandoval.com/

Morgan James 
https://www.morganjamesonline.com/

Post Modern Jukebox
https://postmodernjukebox.com/postmodern-jukebox/

Rhapsody in Blue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue

The Beatles
https://www.thebeatles.com/

Penny Lane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Lane

Conn Selmer
https://connselmer.com/

Bach Trumpets
https://bachbrass.com/
Vincent Bach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Bach

Metropolitan Opera
https://www.metopera.org/

Georges Mager
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Mager

Esteban Batallan
https://estebanbatallan.com/

Philadelphia Orchestra
https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/

Chris Martin
https://chrismartintrumpet.com/

Tom Rolfs
https://www.bso.org/profiles/thomas-rolfs

Phil Smith
http://principaltrumpet.com/

Maurice Murphy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Murphy_(musician)

Doc Severinson
https://www.docseverinsen.com/

Sandy Koufax
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Koufax

Wynton Marsalis
https://wyntonmarsalis.org/

Michael Hersch
https://michaelhersch.com/

Matthias Pintscher
https://www.matthiaspintscher.com/

Requiem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Henze)

National Brass Ensemble
https://www.sfsymphony.org/About-SFS/Press-Room/Press-Releases/National-Brass-Ensemble-June-20-2022

Disney Hall
https://www.musiccenter.org/

Geffen Hall
https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/david-geffen-hall

Severance Music Center
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/discover/severance/

Meyerson Symphony Center
https://dallasculture.org/cultural-venues/meyerson/

Beethoven Piano Concerti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Piano_concertos_by_Ludwig_van_Beethoven

Brahms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Brahms

Mozart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart?variant=zh-cn

Dvorak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonín_Dvořák

Blossom Music Center
https://www.clevelandamphitheater.com/

The Lord of the Rings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)

Star Wars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_films

Bill Veeck
https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/veeck-bill