Antonio Martí was appointed Principal Trumpet with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in Charleston, South Carolina in May 2015. Born in Valencia, Spain, Martí started playing music at eight years old. His father was a musician, and when they moved to the Canary Islands, he began studies at the Tenerife Superior Conservatory with Francisco Ramos (principal trumpet of the Municipal Band of Tenerife), and Agustin Ramos (trumpet professor at Tenerife Conservatory). After graduating with honors in 1998, he moved to New York City, where he studied at the Mannes College of Music with Vincent Penzarella (assistant principal trumpet, New York Philharmonic.)  He graduated with a Bachelor of Music with honors in 2003.

After Martí graduated from Mannes College of Music, he was appointed Associate Principal Trumpet of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, then Principal Trumpet of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.  

Martí has earned first place in many competitions including the Circulo de la Amistad XII de Enero in 1998, a national competition for young musicians with special talent in music; Academie Internationale D’ete de Nice in 1998, a chamber music competition in France; Montserrat Chamber Music Competition in Valencia in 1997 and 1998, a chamber music festival where he studied with James Thomson (Atlanta Symphony) and Mark Gould (Juilliard School); and the Mannes College Concerto competition in 2001, winning the solo concerto with the Mannes Orchestra.

Martí has travelled extensively, performing at many music festivals and studying with renowned teachers around the world, including the Montserrat Chamber Music Festival in Valencia, Spain, studying with Vicente Campos (teacher of the Valencia Conservatory); Academie Internationale D’ete de Nice, studying with Guy Touvron; and Pacific Music Festival, one the most famous and prestigious festivals in Japan.

Martí has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, La Laguna Chamber Orchestra as principal trumpet in the Canary Islands, Spain, the Wind Ensemble of Tenerife (Banda de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife. Additionally, Marti was selected to play as first solo trumpet for the New York Chamber Orchestra.

During his time as Principal Trumpet of the Tokyo Symphony, Martí performed with many groups, ensembles, and orchestras gaining a great deal of popularity in Japan as a trumpet player.  In 2009, Marti released a solo CD, “Path”, a recording of solo trumpet music from Spain, America, and Japan.

Martí performed as a Yamaha artist during his time in Japan and is currently endorsed by Stomvi USA.