Playing the horn

Looking for a horn player for your baroque, classical, or romantic programme?

I am a freelance horn player specialising in historically informed performance on period instruments. From Bach and Rameau to Mozart, Brahms, and everything in between — I bring the right instrument, the right sound, and years of experience on the concert stage.

Specialisation

Natural horn and baroque horn, covering repertoire from the early 18th century through the Romantic period. Composers include Bach, Graupner, Händel, Rameau, Benda, Zachow, Mozart, Haydn, Rosetti, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and many others.

I studied with Teunis van der Zwart at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Master of Music, 2008), with a thesis on historical mouthpieces.

Experience

I have performed with Orchestra of the 18th Century, Freiburger Barock Orchester, Le Concert d’Astrée, Ensemble Pygmalion, Collegium Vocale Gent, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Mozart Players, Concerto Copenhagen, Kölner Akademie, European Union Baroque Orchestra, Thalia Ensemble, and others.

Photo by Donald Bentvelsen

Instruments

I own a collection of period and reproduction horns covering a wide range of tunings and periods:

  1. Courtois Neveu Aîné a Paris (built 1803-1809), original and complete with Bb basso – C alto crooks, (a’=428~435 and with an alteration a’=440) with case;
  2. Copy of Anton Kerner horn with crooks (a’=415, a’=430) made by Richard Seraphinoff, (originally built for the Eszterháza court in 1780), seraphinoff.com;
  3. Copy of Leichnamschneider horn with crooks (a’=415), made by Andreas Jungwirth, (original instrument is on display in the Viennese Music Instrument Museum), jungwirth-horn.at;
  4. Copy of Courtois horn with crooks (a’=430~435 and a’=440), made by Andreas Jungwirth, Bb basso – C alto;
  5. Alexander model 200, modern instrument, made by Gebr. Alexander, a’=440, gebr-alexander.de

Contact

Interested in working together? I am available for projects, concerts, recordings, and tours. Get in touch via the contact form or reach out directly by email.