Dr. Christopher Wilson has served as the Principal Trumpet of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra since the 2017 season. Additionally, Wilson is the Principal Trumpet of the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh and is the Brass Area Coordinator and a member of the trumpet faculty at Duquesne University.

Wilson is an active soloist, performer, and clinician. He has performed and taught clinics throughout the United States, Italy, and Japan, including multiple featured performances at International Trumpet Guild Conferences. Wilson released New Horizons in 2013, a solo album of new original recital pieces and commissions for trumpet. The album has been featured on National Public Radio. He has participated in numerous commissions and consortiums that include composers David Sampson, James Stephenson, Kevin McKee, Daniel Tacke, and Sy Brandon.

Wilson has performed with many orchestras, including the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra with which he performed on a Grammy award winning album for Best Classical Compendium in 2018. Other orchestral performances include appearances as guest principal trumpet with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Pittsburgh Ballet, and Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

Previously, Wilson was Professor of Trumpet at Arkansas State University, and a member of the United States Air Force Band, Washington, DC, where he was a featured tour soloist performing the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto. He has performed for numerous dignitaries and audiences around the world, including Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Wilson is a Bach Performing Artist.