Matthew Annin has held the position of principal horn of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra since 2011. Before joining the Milwaukee Symphony, Matthew was a member of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Louisville Orchestra, as well as the Peninsula Music Festival. He has performed as guest principal horn with the San Francisco Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Grand Teton Music Festival, Chicago's Music of the Baroque, and in Canada with Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Matthew has enjoyed presenting masterclasses and recitals at UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, and Lawrence University in Wisconsin. As a soloist, he has appeared on several occasions with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and conductors Edo de Waart, Francesco Lecce-Chong, and Ken-David Masur, and also as guest soloist with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra.  Matthew performs exclusively on Kortesmaki horns, instruments artfully crafted by Michigan horn maker Karl Hill.