An increasingly recognized soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player, Austin Larson has received top honors in many major competitions, most notably First Place in both the International Horn Society Premier Soloist Competition and the International Horn Competition of America. Additionally, Austin was selected as a winner in the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition in 2011 and the Wisconsin Public Radio Neale-Silva Young Artists’ Competition in 2012.

Originally from Neenah, WI, Austin is currently studying at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and will be continuing his education next year at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. His teachers include Randy Gardner, Elizabeth Freimuth, Duane Dugger, Bruce Atwell, and Donald Krause. Austin has performed with concert:nova, the Fox Valley, Green Bay, and Oshkosh Symphonies. Austin is also an alumnus of the CCM Spoleto Festival and Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival, where he was selected as the Concerto Competition Winner in 2008.

In addition to performing, Austin is also heavily involved in Horns a Plenty Christmas, a charity organization that brings horn players together to play holiday music and raises money for scholarships going towards high school horn students continuing with music.