Taylor Marino

On Stage

Taylor Marino joined the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as Principal Clarinet in 2019. A Charlotte native, he is honored to perform in his hometown, having been a member of the city's youth orchestra programs. Before returning to Charlotte, Taylor served as Principal Clarinetist of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans.

In addition to his work with the Charlotte Symphony, Taylor has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Taylor has been featured as a soloist and concerto competition winner at both the Brevard Music Festival and Aspen Music Festival. He was the grand-prize winner of the 2014 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition and a first-prize winner in the Pasadena Showcase Competition in California.

Taylor has participated in many of the world’s most prestigious summer festivals, including Tanglewood Music Center, where he was awarded the Gino B. Cioffi Memorial Prize, the Aspen Music Festival as an AACA Fellow, the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, Music Academy of the West, Spoleto Festival USA, the Mostly Mozart All-Star Orchestra, the Bellingham Festival of Music, the Britt Music Festival, and the Brevard Music Festival.

Taylor graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and holds a bachelor's degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Mark Nuccio. He went on to earn a master’s degree and professional studies certificate from the Colburn Conservatory, studying under Yehuda Gilad.

Off Stage