French horn rebellion biography of michael

Michael Thompson born 4 January is a British horn player. By the age of 21 he was offered positions as Principal Horn with both the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras , accepting the Philharmonia position, a post he held for ten years before leaving to fulfil increasing solo and chamber music commitments. Thompson is a member of the London Sinfonietta , with whom he has given premiere performances of works including Ligeti 's Hamburg Concerto.

He has recorded solo, chamber, and orchestral works composed by Britten , Haydn , Messiaen , Strauss , Beethoven , Brahms , Mozart , Schumann , and Tippett , among others. Thompson is an advocate of youth music-making and holds the post of Rehearsal Conductor for the Ulster Youth Orchestra.

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Thompson has toured extensively and since he has been Principal Conductor of the City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. British horn player. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification.