Sasha Canter

Trumpeter

Sasha Canter

Sasha Canter won the Brass Category Final of the 2022 BBC Young Musician competition.

He went on to secure a place in the Grand Final at Bridgewater Hall, where he performed Alexander Arutunian’s Trumpet Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, televised by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Recently, Sasha was a semi finalist in both the prestigious Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments in Düsseldorf and the Charlier International Trumpet Competition in Belgium. In 2022 he was also a finalist in the “Rizzardo Bino” International Competition for young soloists in Italy.

Sasha is in demand as a recitalist and soloist, having played the Haydn Concerto with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra and baroque concertos with the Taunton Sinfonietta. His recitals with his accompanist, Rustam Khanmurzin, at Proms at St Jude’s, St Martin in the Fields, Charlton House Friday concerts series, St Brides church, Fleet Street and other venues, have been warmly received.

Sasha has appeared with the Isis Chamber Orchestra and Oxford Sinfonia playing the Hummel Trumpet Concerto, and has also performed the Arutunian Concerto and Haydn Concerto in venues around the UK.

Recently, Sasha performed solos in Zurich with Michael Barenboim and students from the prestigious Barenboim-Said Academy from Berlin. His recording of the complete solo trumpet music of the British composer, Andrew Downes, will be released in late 2025.

Sasha was taught by Simon Munday until winning a full scholarship to study with Mark David at the Royal Academy of Music. He is also studying the baroque trumpet with Robert Farley.

Sasha also enjoys composing, arranging and performing with his trumpet ensemble, Five By 5. As an ensemble, they won the Royal Academy of Music Musicians Company Brass Prize 2025. They have given many recitals in London, Sweden and France.

Earlier this year Sasha was named one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars 2025.