Roderick MacDonald was principal trumpet of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra from 1989 to 2005.[1]
In 1989, MacDonald was hired for the Gewandhaus Orchestra, one of the world's oldest symphony orchestra, directly by Maestro Kurt Masur.[2] MacDonald is also founding member of the Leipzig Baroque Soloists.[3][citation needed]
Prior to his appointment by Masur, MacDonald pursued his graduate studies in trumpet with Charles Schlueter at the New England Conservatory and also was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival.
Roderick Macdonald has been the Music Director of the New England Symphony Orchestra in Leominster, Massachusetts since 2014[4] and Associate Professor of Music at State University of New York, SUNY Fredonia since 2006.