Introducing the brass players of the London Symphony Orchestra.
> Horns
> Trumpets
> Trombones
> Tuba
Horns
![]() Timothy Jones: Principal |
![]() Angela Barnes ‘Both my parents play the horn (as amateurs – they met playing in the BBC Staff Orchestra in the early 1970s), so it was more a case of choosing which of them was going to start teaching me! I chose my mum, mainly because she favoured the use of the B-flat side of the horn (which generally makes for far quicker progression on the instrument!)’ |
‘I was never that enthusiastic about playing alone but I remember the first time playing with others – maybe eight or nine kids from my school for an assembly – and it was so much better! It was like a perfect mix of a team sport and a noisy and immersive collective puzzle.’ |
Trumpets
‘I grew up surrounded by music with both my mother and father playing in the local Salvation Army brass band so there was always brass instruments around the house.’ |
![]() Niall Keatley ‘As a young child I remember watching all the Star Wars films and the many other Hollywood films which featured the LSO and was mesmerised by the sound of the Orchestra, especially the trumpets and brass. I remember very clearly thinking that I'd love to do that some day.’ |
Trombones
![]() Peter Moore, Principal 'Some of my earliest memories are of watching brass bands in the park, when I fell for the trombone straight away. My family were all involved in music one way or another and they actually tried to steer me away from it! However, my persistence paid off!' |
![]() Paul Milner: Principal Bass Trombone |
Tuba
![]() Ben Thomson, Principal |