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This list of horn players and pedagogues includes notable players of French horn, German horn, natural horn, Vienna horn, tenor (alto) horn, and alphorn This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Sarah Elizabeth Peel Willis MBE (born 23 February 1968) [1] is an American-born British-American [2] French horn player. She is a member of the Berlin Philharmonic, and is a presenter of TV and online programs about classical music.
Julie Landsman (born April 3, 1953) is an American-born French horn player and teacher. Landsman was Principal Horn of the Metropolitan Opera from 1985-2010. Prior to her appointment with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Landsman served as co-principal horn with the Houston Symphony, and has toured internationally with the New York Philharmonic and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Pages in category "French classical horn players" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B ♭ (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most often used by players in professional orchestras and bands, although the descant and triple horn have become increasingly popular.
Myers was born in Elkhart, Indiana.He attended Carnegie Mellon University from 1967 to 1971, where he studied French horn with the renowned Forrest Standley.During the summers of 1970 and 1971, Myers attended the Blossom Festival, where he studied music with the principal horn of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Myron Bloom.
Barry Emmanuel Tuckwell, OBE, AC (5 March 1931 – 16 January 2020) was an Australian French horn player who spent most of his professional life in the UK and the United States. He is generally considered to have been one of the world's leading horn players. [1]
Felix Klieser (born 3 January 1991) is a German professional player of the French horn. [1] He was born without arms. He plays the horn by using the toes of his left foot to operate the valves. The horn is held on a tripod.