Gene Pokorny

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Gene Pokorny is an American tubist. He has played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since his appointment by Georg Solti in 1988. He has also played with the Israel Philharmonic, the Utah Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Pokorny has performed on several movie soundtracks including Jurassic Park and The Fugitive and has recorded three solo albums. In June 2000, he premiered John Stevens’ piece Journey – Concerto for Contrabass Tuba and Orchestra with the Chicago Symphony. He has written a chapter on orchestral auditions for the Tuba Source Book published by Indiana University Press, as well as articles for the Tuba Journal and The Instrumentalist. In addition, he both a railfan and a lifetime fan of The Three Stooges.

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