Frank Kaderabek

Frank Kaderabek is the former principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra and trumpet instructor of the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Born in Chicago, he studied with Adolph Herseth and moved to New York to study with Harry Glantz and Nathan Prager. He was assistant/third trumpet with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and principal with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra before joining the Philadelphia Orchestra under chief conductor Eugene Ormandy. Many of his students from Curtis now play in major orchestras.

Frank also teaches at [http://www.wcupa.com West Chester University] where he serves as an adjunct faculty member. While there Frank gives all of his students one hour lessons every two weeks instead of half hour lessons every week saying that "You cannot accomplish anything worthwhile in only half an hour.....by that time you have only just said 'hello'". Frank did a clinic at the [http://www.trumpetguild.org/news/news07/688westchestfest.html First Annual West Chester University Trumpet Fest] on the Fundamentals of Trumpet Playing

Frank is very big on being able to relax and play the trumpet. One of the ways he likes to relax is by doing the yoga pose called the lion.