Want to know who players where? Check Horn Section Listings (courtesy of hornplayer.net) - it currently lists the members of 1549 orchestral horn sections in 66 countries worldwide, "from Albania to Yugoslavia!" See also the links to horn section personnel given by Music Chairs.
Check out "Performers" from Kayla Nelson's hornhistory.com site - this timeline gives birth & death dates, and micro-bios for many famous horn players in history. Brief notes, but a comprehensive list of important historical players, mostly of the 18th and 19th centuries.
See also Wikipedia's List of Horn Players (and you can add to it!)
Look at the bottom of the page for the list of Famous People Who Were Also Horn Players
The greatest of them all. Check out the Dennis Brain discography and the review of Robert Marshall’s book “Dennis Brain on Record."
Giovanni Punto
Born Jan Václav Stich (1746-1803), he was one of most famous horn virtuosi in the The Golden Age of the (hand) Horn, 1750-1830. Wikipedia article on Punto.
Joseph Ignaz Leutgeb (1745-1811)
We all owe Leutgeb (pronounced Leitgeb in Viennese dialect) an immeasurable vote of thanks - it was for him that Mozart wrote all his great works for horn.
Australian Tuckwell has had a long and brilliant career as an orchestral horn player (13 years as principal horn of the London Symphony Orchestra) and virtuoso soloist. He is the most-recorded horn player ever.
Distinguished British hornist who became principal of the Philharmonia when Dennis Brain died in an auto accident in 1957. Spent many years as principal of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Many solo appearances and recordings (including the Beatles' Revolver).
Baumann has been an eminent virtuoso and teacher since he won First Prize in the prestigious Munich competition in 1964, on valve horn, natural horn, and corno da caccia.
The godfather of horn playing and teaching in America (depicted here playing a Vienna horn...), author of The Art of Playing the French Horn.
Frøydis Ree Wekre
Frøydis - that's all you need to say and everyone knows who you mean: one of the greatest horn players and teachers of all time.
Article by Y. Usov about the great Russian hornist for whom the Gliére Concerto was written.
Frank Lloyd
Warning: your jaw is in danger of becoming unhinged when you hear him play! Effortless, beautiful, musical, astounding playing!
Site of one the great horn players of our time. Vita, discography, publications, instruments, editions, contact, links, news.
Ifor James
Dedicated to the memory of the brilliant and fun-loving British hornist Ifor James. See his instructional YouTube videos here.
Hidden Meaning Music is the home page of ace jazz horn player and composer John Clark. Includes his catalog of compositions for sale, events, photos, and resumé.
Tom has been playing terrific jazz on horn for decades. Bio, performances, recordings, awards, Q&A, links. Here's an NPR interview with him.
Online Bio articles:
Past Great Players - brief bios of selected horn teachers and players of the past: F.A. Borsdorf, Dennis Brain, F. Gumpert, J.I. Leutgeb, Lewy Brothers, G. Punto, K. Stiegler, F. Strauss, Emil Wipperich.
Domenico Ceccarossi
James Chambers - James Chambers was principal of the NY Philharmonic for many years; he was also an editor of many classical pieces for horn and had series of orchestral excerpts published by International. This is a YouTube video; the audio is Chambers playing a Corelli transcription; the video consists of a succession of snapshots of Chambers.
Vince DaRosa
Friedrich Gumpert
Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto
Valeri Polekh - and the history of the Glière Concerto, by Y. Usov
David Pyatt
Jaime Sommerville
Franz Strauss
Michael Thompson
Radovan Vlatkovic
Richard Watkins
Horn player pages
Thomas Bacon
Konstantin Becker
Ron Boerger
Aaron Brask
Pip Eastop
Julia Klingel
Ricardo Matosinhos
Jacek Muzyk
Peter Steidle
Michael Thompson
Kerry Turner
Robert Ward
Famous People Who Weren't Known as Hornists, but Also Played the Horn (at some time or other)
[thanks to all those on the Yahoo Horn List who contributed names]
Ewan McGregor (actor)
John Entwistle (bass guitarist with The Who)
Debby Reynolds (actor)
Johannes Brahms
Jon Stewart (host of the Daily Show)
Samuel L. Jackson (actor)
Holly Hunter (actor)
Arthur C. Brooks (professor, author of "Gross National Happiness" and "Who Really Cares")
David Ogden Stiers (actor of M.A.S.H. fame)
Carl Teike (19th c. German march composer)
Vanessa Williams (actor, Miss America)
Werner Klemperer (actor - Hogan's Heros)
Cartman (cartoon character from South Park)
Stewie (cartoon character from Family Guy)
Laura L. Kiessling, prof. of Chemistry and Biochemistry at U of Wisconsin, known for protein-saccharide research
Norman Pickering (designer of phonograph cartridges)
Milt Kamen (comedian)
Anna Russell (comedienne)
John Edwards (U.S. Senator)
Kim Philby (English/Russian double agent)
Otto Graham (NFL quarterback)
Andrew Young (former UN Ambassador and mayor of Atlanta)
Jon Bon Jovi (Rock star)
Max Cleland (U.S. Senator)