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Tim Thorpe

Timothy Thorpe (born 3 October 1983) is a British horn player.

Life and career edit

Thorpe was born on 3 October 1983.[1] He attended Watford Grammar School for Boys,[2] and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain,[3] and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester.[4] He attended The Purcell School for Young Musicians until 2002,[2] when he won a scholarship to Guildhall School of Music and Drama,[2] where he studied French horn with Hugh Seenan.[1] Thorpe became principal horn with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.[2] In this position he was the soloist on Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4, performed at the Teatro Colón in Argentina and broadcast by BBC Radio 3,[5] and on other broadcast concerts.[6] Thorpe has been a guest performer with major London orchestras,[6] the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra,[6] and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra,[7][8] the London Sinfonietta chamber orchestra and the Nash Ensemble.[9]

Thorpe has taught at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama,[10] at Wells Cathedral School[9] and gave master classes for Bromley Youth Music Trust,[11] Music for Everyone[12] and National Youth French Horn Ensemble of Great Britain.[6]

Discography edit

  • 2006: Malcolm Arnold: The Complete Brass Chamber Music, with Fine Arts Brass. Nimbus (NI 5804)[13]
  • 2009: Midsummer. The Audio Concept (TAC002)[14]
  • 2011: Christopher Ball – Horn Concerto – Oboe Concerto, with oboist Paul Arden-Taylor, flutist Jonathan Burgess, clarinetist Leslie Craven, Emerald Concert Orchestra, Adderbury Ensemble. Musical Concepts (MC 143)[15]
  • 2018: Schubert: Schwanengesang – Brahms: Acht Zigeunerlieder – Arranged for French horn and piano, with pianist Christopher Williams. Naxos (8.573815)[16]

Awards edit

In 2004 Thorpe was a winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition,[17] and won the Royal Philharmonic Society's Philip Jones Memorial Prize.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "European Union Youth Orchestra – Spring 2004 Tour to Brazil" (PDF; 19 MB). euyo.eu. p. 18. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tim Thorpe | Hans Hoyer". hans-hoyer.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Alumni - NYO". nyo.org.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester – Former Orchestra Members – Great Britain". gmjo.at. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Performing Miracles, Mozart: Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "National Youth French Horn Ensemble GB". nyfhe.org.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "mso – Pictures at an Exhibition" (PDF; 942 KB). mso.com.au. 2015. p. 9. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  8. ^ Duffy, Martin (13 September 2015). "Music review: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Tim Thorpe, Horn | Wells Cathedral School". wells.cathedral.school. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Brass Staff | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama". rwcmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ^ "An afternoon with Tim Thorpe, Horn, BBC National Orch Wales - Saturday 01 March 2014". bymt.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. ^ Durham, Helena (7 June 2018). "Blow your horn – and other brass instruments!". music-for-everyone.org. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  13. ^ Leslie, Wright (12 February 2012). "Arnold Complete Brass Chamber Music NI5804: Classical Music Reviews". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Tim Thorpe – Midsummer (2009, CD)". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Christopher Ball: Horn Concerto - Oboe Concerto". dinmore-records.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Schubert: Schwanengesang - Brahms: 11 Zigeunerlieder (excerpts)". naxos.com. July 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Music Alumni". rosl.org.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

External links edit

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