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Richard King, horn, was appointed Principal Horn of the Cleveland Orchestra by Christoph von Dohnanyi in 1996, having held the position of Associate Principal Horn since the age of twenty. As a soloist, he has performed with the Auckland Philharmonic, as well as numerous appearances with his own orchestra; his recent performance of the Mozart Horn Concerto #2 was noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer for its "silken stream of beautiful tone" and "flawless performance". A native of Long Island, New York, Richard began horn studies at the age of nine, and in the Spring of 1985 entered the Juilliard School's Pre-College division. September 1985 brought him early acceptance to The Curtis Institute of Music at the invitation of its horn teacher, Myron Bloom. He is currently on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Kent/Blossom Music Festival. RICH at CIM Richard is a Conn-Selmer Artist and performs on the Conn 8-D horn exclusively. |