Elliot Dushman

Born in Boston, Tubist Elliot Dushman studied with Randy Montgomery (Boston), Rex Martin (Chicago), Jens Björn-Larson (Hannover) and Ulrich Haas in Essen.
Dushman gained professional Orchestral experience as a Praktikant in the Brandenburg State Orchestra, the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne, and as an Akademist in the State Opera of Berlin and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
He has subbed with world renowned orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Radio Orchestra of Hessen (Hessischer Rundfunk), the West German Radio Orchestra (WDR), and the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy. As an avid chamber musician, Dushman has performed with the Scharoun Ensemble, Bach, Blech und Blues, Lindenbrass, and Berlin City Brass. In November 2018 he debuted as a soloist at the Berlin Philhamonie with the Berliner Symphoniker (R. Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto).
Elliot Dushman currently teaches, coaches ensembles, and gives workshops for brass players. Since 2018 he holds a position as tubist at the Police Band of the state of Sachsen-Anhalt.