Max Gregg started his musical journey at age 8, picking up the trombone as it was the "loudest one in the band".
He continued with the trombone throughout school, learning from Greg Van Der Struik in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he enrolled in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he learnt from Ashley Carter, Nigel Crocker and Scott Kinmont. Max has played extensively in various ensembles including orchestras, wind ensembles, brass bands, jazz bands and chamber ensembles. In 2023, Max graduated from the Conservatorium.
Max has been lucky enough to play in masterclasses with prominent international trombonists, including Peter Steiner and Berlin Philharmonic Principal Trombone Jonathon Ramsay.
In 2022, Max won the Sydney Conservatorium Concerto Competition and had the opportunity to perform the Tomasi Trombone Concerto with the Sydney Conservatorium Orchestra.
In 2024 Max had the opportunity to perform Mahler's 8th Symphony with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra as well as participate in the LITTIN trombone quartet competition in Germany. Max is in his second year of training at ANAM in 2025, learning under Colin Prichard.
In his spare time, Max enjoys art, drawing and maintaining his impressive Duolingo streak.
FROM: NSW. Lands of the Gamaragal people.
Photo by Pia Johnson