Anton Horner

Anton Horner (June 21, 1877 – December 4, 1971) was an American horn player. He was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra for 44 years and served for 28 years as its solo horn player. He is credited for introducing the double horn to the United States.[1]

French horn made by Ed. Kruspe, c. 1904–19, with modifications that Horner suggested

Biography

Horner was born in Gossengrün, Bohemia, part of Austria-Hungary (now Krajková in the Czech Republic) in 1877.[2] He studied under Friedrich Gumpert at the Leipzig Conservatory. After coming to the United States, he joined the Pittsburgh Symphony led by Victor Herbert in 1899. He toured Europe in 1900 with the Sousa Band. He joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1902, and retired in 1946. He taught for many years at the Curtis Institute of Music. He died in Springfield, Pennsylvania, on December 4, 1971 at age 94. Upon his death, the Philadelphia Orchestra director Eugene Ormandy called Horner "one of the greatest horn players of all time”.[3][4] Among his many accomplished pupils was Mason Jones.[5]

Recording

1912 78rpm recording of Horner playing Siegfried's Call https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jX0364RUP0&lc=UgzTVV1hDQFk0RQEzxt4AaABAg

References
  1. Anton Horner (1877–1971), International Horn Society, Retrieved 7 December 2022
  2. Wister, Frances Anne. Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra: 1900–1925, p. 229 (1925)
  3. (7 December 1971). Anton Horner Dies; Played Solo Horn, The New York Times
  4. (22 June 1967). Corks Pop, Horns Blow, for Anton Horner, 90, Philadelphia Inquirer
  5. Bach Be Minor Mass (album liner notes, 1961)
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