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William Leathers
TRUMPET
PIANO-CLASSICAL
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Full Name:William Leathers

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William Franklyn Leathers – Biography
Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and currently residing in New York City, twenty-year-old William Leathers is an award winning trumpet and piano player.
Noted for “the sparkling clarity” of his trumpet solos, Leathers has performed with several orchestras including the combined orchestra of The Royal Academy and Juilliard, in which he played principal trumpet at BBC Proms in 2019, and with The Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 2020, where he played principal trumpet in Mahler’s 5th Symphony.
William is currently a student of Christopher Martin at The Juilliard School. Previously, his instructors were Howard Leathers, Dr. Chris Cigolea, James Thompson and Guy Few. Excelling at music from a very young age, Leathers won his first piano competition before his fifth birthday. At twelve years old, he became the youngest trumpeter to be accepted into the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra.
William has performed across Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and the Caribbean earning awards and accolades as he gained increased notoriety. He has won concerto competitions as a trumpeter and a pianist. He is a Bach Brass artist.
In 2018, William was one of only three to be accepted into the Juilliard undergraduate classical trumpet program. He is the fourth Canadian classical trumpeter to attend the school. William Leathers is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree. He is a student ambassador and a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at the Juilliard School.