Frank Kaderabek

Frank John Kaderabek was an American trumpeter born in 1929 in Cicero, Illinois. He studied with musicians including Edward Masacek, Adolph Herseth, Harry Glantz and Nathan Prager. Kaderabek served as the principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony between 1953 and 1958. In 1958, he joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as assistant and third trumpet. He later became the principal trumpet of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1967 to 1975. Kaderabek was the principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1975 to 1995. He also served as a trumpet instructor at the Curtis Institute of Music and West Chester University. His teaching produced many students who joined major orchestras. Kaderabek died in 2023 in East Falls, Pennsylvania.