Winner of the BBC Young Musician 2016 Brass Category Final, and nominated by the Barbican as a European Concert Hall Organisation Rising Star for the 2021/22 season, horn player Ben Goldscheider has given recitals at major concert halls across Europe including the Concertgebouw, Musikverein, Pierre Boulez Saal, Elbphilharmonie, Koln Philharmonie and Wigmore Hall.
Ben has performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo, and made his BBC Proms concerto debut in 2022 performing the 'Ethel Smyth Concerto for Horn and Violin' with Elena Urioste and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Ben has also appeared as soloist with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Aurora Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, English Chamber, Royal Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, Lucerne Symphony, Manchester Camerata, Prague Philharmonia and Sinfonie Orchester Berlin.
"Ben Goldscheider’s horn-playing alone is a joy." (BBC Music Magazine)
Ben is joined in a duo performance by pianist Richard Uttley for this very special evening recital.
Noted for the integrity and breadth of his musicianship as soloist, chamber musician and recording artist, Richard has been recognised for his "musical intelligence and pristine facility" (International Record Review), and "amazing decisiveness and tumultuous performance" (Daily Telegraph).
His playing has been frequently broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and has featured on BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC World Service, Classic FM and Sky Arts. He won the British Contemporary Piano Competition in 2006 and the Young Classical Artists Trust auditions in 2011. He has released three solo recital discs to critical acclaim and made numerous chamber recordings.