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Timothy Jones
Horn
Teaching Philosophy
Biography
Timothy Jones is one of the most sought-after horn players of his generation. He is Principal Horn of the London Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held for 40 years.

Having started playing the horn at the age of 15, 3 years later at the age of 18, Timothy won his first major position in the Munich Philharmonic. Throughout his career he has worked with some of the most distinguished conductors of our time including; Sergiu Celibidache, Rafael Kublik, Carlos Kleiber, George Solti, Zubin Mehta, André Previn, Bernard Haitink, Klaus Tennstedt, Gustavo Dudumel, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, Valery Gergiev, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Antonio Pappano.

Timothy has regularly appeared as solo horn with many of the world`s greatest orchestras including; the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and he has performed at prestigious venues and Festivals worldwide.

His recording of the Kenneth Fuchs Horn Concerto premiered and recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, was nominated for a Grammy Award and his Mozart Horn Concerto recording released on LSO `Live`, reached critical acclaim.

An active chamber musician Timothy has collaborated with André Previn, Christoph Eschenbach, Heinz Holliger, Martha Argerich, Gil Shaham and Yuri Bashmet.

Timothy is Professor of Horn at the Royal College of Music and is Director and co-owner of the renowned British horn company, PAXMAN Musical Instruments Limited.
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