Tim Thorpe

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

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Life and career

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

Awards

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]

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  10. 1 2 "Brass Staff | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama". rwcmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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  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.
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