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Katy Woolley is an English musician who plays the French horn.
Woolley was born in Exeter and began playing the French horn at age ten having previously played the cornet. [1] Her early teachers include Sue Dent and Simon Rayner. She studied at the Royal College of Music, London and graduated with a first class degree and was awarded the Tagore Gold Medal from the Prince of Wales. [2] While still a student, she was appointed the Third Horn position with the Philharmonia Orchestra and also appeared with them as a soloist. [2] She was the principal horn of the European Union Youth Orchestra for two years. She also studied with Christian-Friedrich Dallman at the Universität der Künste in Berlin. [2]
At the age of twenty-two Woolley was appointed Principal Horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra. [3] She played with the orchestra for seven years before taking a break to focus on a solo career and teaching. Having previously worked with them as an extra player, in 2019 she was appointed the Principal Horn of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. [4] [5] Woolley plays a hand-hammered Alexander 103. [6]
Outside of her orchestral career, Woolley performed solo with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, and the New York Philharmonic. [7] Woolley is currently professor of horn at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance [8] and is the International Visiting Professor of Horn at the Royal Academy of Music. [9] As a visiting professor, Woolley has given classes at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, as well giving masterclasses across Europe, South America, and Asia. [4]
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