Jaden Rudnicki is a 17-year-old horn player based on Long Island, New York. Mr. Rudnicki attends Sachem East High School and studies with Dr. James Hampson. Previously, Mr. Rudnicki studied with Rudy Johnson.
In orchestral and wind ensemble settings, Mr. Rudnicki has performed at Madison Theater at Molloy College, Tilles Center at Long Island University, Staller Center at Stony Brook University, Eastman Theater at University of Rochester and Carnegie Hall in NYC. He has also volunteered many times to perform at senior citizen homes.
Mr. Rudnicki enjoys playing in many different settings with his peers, such as Chamber Ensembles, Duets, Trios and his very own Brass Quintet called Long Island Brass Quintet. For many years, Mr. Rudnicki has participated in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, where he sits principal horn in the Principal Orchestra, Nassau-Suffolk Wind Symphony, where he sits first horn and Long Island Youth Orchestra, also sitting principal horn.
Mr. Rudnicki has received coaching from Lauren Becker, Kevin Newton, Shanyse Strickland, Aaron Korn, Eric Reed, Kyle Hoyt, Jena Gardner, Scott Leger, Kate Warren, Brad Gemeinhardt, Eric Davis, Tanner West, Liana Hoffman, Peter Kurau, Adam Unsworth, and Hazel Dean Davis.
Mr. Rudnicki plays a Yamaha 667D horn from Japan.
You can find Jaden’s 19th Century Music Competition 2024 horn performance here.