Dennis Brain

Dennis Brain

male, deceased (1957)
virtuoso, philharmonia orchestra, British road accident victim, Britishclassicalhornplayer, Horn player, British…horn
Dennis Brain was a British virtuoso horn player and was largely responsible for popularizing the horn as a solo classical instrument with the...
Alan Civil

Alan Civil

male, deceased (1989)
Britishclassicalhornplayer, Academic of the Royal College of Music, revolver, BBC Symphony Orchestra, classical music, British…Horn player, horn, Order of the British Empire, European classical music, Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Alan Civil OBE was a British horn player. Civil began to play the horn at a young age, and joined an army band while still in his teens. He...

Michael Thompson

male
Britishclassicalhornplayer, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tippett, messiaen, schumann, haydn…Stately Horn, British, french horn, Horn player, horn
Michael Thompson is a British horn player. After studying at the Royal Academy of Music, Thompson was appointed Principal Horn with the BBC...
Aubrey Brain

Aubrey Brain

male, deceased (1955)
Britishclassicalhornplayer, Horn player, British, horn, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Aubrey Brain (1893-1955) was a British horn player, father of Dennis Brain. The name of Aubrey Brain has been largely eclipsed by that of his more...