Timothy Jones

Principal Horn

Member since 1985; Professor at the Royal College of Music

Timothy Jones started playing the horn at the age of 15 and won a position playing in the Munich Philharmonic at the age of 17. He has previously held positions with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. As a soloist he has appeared at the Salzburg Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Royal Festival Hall, Barbican Hall and the Schausspielhaus in Berlin. His recording of the Kenneth Fuchs Horn Concerto with the LSO was nominated for a Grammy award.

Tim has collaborated with André Previn, Christoph Eschenbach, Heinz Holliger, Martha Argerich, Gil Shaham and Yuri Bashmet. He is Professor of Horn at the Royal College of Music and Director and Co-Owner of the renowned horn company PAXMAN Limited.