This list of horn players and pedagogues includes notable players of French horn, German horn, natural horn, Vienna horn, tenor (alto) horn, and alphorn.
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- Radek Baborák, born 1976, former Principal horn Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Phil. Orch, Czech Phil. Orch. winner of the ARD, Geneva, Markneukirchen, Concertino Praga Hochschule für Musik Saar.
- Andrew Bain, principal horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA studio player, horn professor at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California[1]
- Georges Barboteu (1924–2006), Former professor at CNSM, member of the French French-horn school, horn instructor of many current French French hornists
- Hermann Baumann (1934–2023), former principal horn Philharmonisches Orchester Dortmund and Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, winner of the ARD International Music Competition in 1964, soloist, performing on natural horn and valved horn
- Richard Bissill, player, composer, arranger and professor
- Aubrey Brain, player (1893–1955)
- Dennis Brain, player (1921–1957)
- Arthur C. Brooks, social scientist whose previous profession was horn player
- Timothy Brown, principal horn in BBC Symphony Orchestra and Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Melos Ensemble
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- John Cerminaro, principal New York Philharmonic (1969–79), principal Seattle Symphony 1996–2011
- Alan Civil, second horn Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (to Dennis Brain), later principal. In 1955, joined the Philharmonia, and in 1957 became principal horn, after the death of Dennis Brain, principal of BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1966 to 1988
- Dale Clevenger, principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1966 to 2013
- Thomas Coates, hornist with Pomp's Cornet Band, Easton, Pennsylvania (1840s to 1850s) and conductor, regimental band, 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-82)
- Geoff Collinson, principal horn, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
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- Stefan Dohr, principal horn, Berlin Philharmonic
- Peter Damm, principal horn Dresden Staatskapelle 1969–2002. He is professor of horn at the Carl Maria von Weber music conservatoire.
- Vincent DeRosa, LA studio player
- Richard Dunbar, was a player of the French horn, playing in the free jazz scene. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 29, 1944, and he died suddenly at the age of 61, apparently of a heart attack, on the way to a gig on February 8, 2006.
- Simon de Souza, professor of horn at the Birmingham Conservatoire
- Vladimir Djambazov, second horn of the Sofia Philharmonic and composer
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- Livia Ruth Gollancz (1920–2018), principal horn of the Hallé, BBC Scottish Orchestra and other UK ensembles during the 1940s-50s
- David Guerrier, French trumpeter and hornist, former professor at CNSM of Lyon
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- Neill Sanders, Melos Ensemble, London Orchestras
- Will Sanders, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Lorenzo Sansone, member of major North American symphony orchestras, music editor, educator, and horn manufacturer.
- Gunther Schuller, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and composer
- Jeremy Smith Horn Player for Hunters & Collectors
- František Šolc, Czech hornist and horn teacher
- James Sommerville, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Stephen Stirling, principal horn City of London Sinfonia, co-principal horn Academy of St Martin in the Fields, teaches at Trinity College of Music, soloist, chamber musician
- Franz Strauss
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- Esa Tapani, former principal horn Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- James Thatcher, LA studio player
- Michael Thompson, former principal with Philharmonia Orchestra, teacher at Royal Academy of Music, soloist/chamber musician/clinician
- Barry Tuckwell, former principal horn London Symphony Orchestra, soloist and clinician
- Bedřich Tylšar, former horn player with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, soloist and pedagogue
- Zdeněk Tylšar, former principal horn with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, soloist and pedagogue
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- Richard Watkins, principal horn of Philharmonia Orchestra from 1985 to 1996, teacher at Royal Academy of Music, soloist, chamber musician, clinician
- Joan Thelma Watson, principal horn of the Canadian Opera Orchestra and a founding member of the True North Brass quintet
- Froydis Ree Wekre, member of Oslo Philharmonic from 1961 to 1991, co-principal from 1965 on, Professor of Horn at Norwegian Academy of Music, soloist, clinician
- Kate Westbrook, tenor horn player
- Jonathan Williams, British orchestral and solo horn player
- Sarah Willis, fourth horn of the Berlin Philharmonic
- Katy Woolley, principal horn of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Use of the horn in jazz
The horn is used only rarely in jazz, but there have been a few notable players:
See also
References
- ^ Swed, Mark (2012-10-27). "Review: Mahler returns to the L.A. Phil, Korngold in tow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
