Andrew Bain歌手简介:
Andrew Bain - Horn
[Andrew Bain studied French horn at the Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide, and then in Europe (Karlsruhe and Vienna). He is currently Principal Horn with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and at the Colorado Festival. He lectures in Horn at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and throughout his career has performed with orchestras in Australia, Germany, and Malaysia.]
Born in Adelaide in 1973, Andrew Bain began playing the horn at the age of twelve. In 1993 he completed a Bachelor of Music at the Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide. Andrew continued his studies in Sydney, where he performed with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and The Sydney Opera House Orchestra. During this time he also worked as an orchestral player for productions of musicals such as The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, West Side Story, The Secret Garden and Beauty and the Beast. In 1996 Andrew toured internationally with the Music of Andrew Lloyd-Webber stage production.
In 1997 he was appointed Associate Principal Horn with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, relishing the opportunity to take part in the Australian premiere of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, conducted by Jeffery Tate in 1998. While in Adelaide, Andrew was active as a recitalist, chamber musician, conductor and teacher. He was the director of the Adelaide Symphony Brass Ensemble in 1999 and 2000, and conducted and lectured at the Elder Conservatorium.
After three years in Adelaide, Andrew accepted the position of Principal Horn in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. In Brisbane he appeared as soloist with the orchestra on a regular basis and presented several masterclasses and recitals for the Queensland Conservatorium. At the end of 2000 Andrew moved to Europe, where he garnered international acclaim. In 2003 he completed postgraduate studies with Will Sanders at the Karlsruhe Hochschule for Music, and went on to study with Hector MacDonald in Vienna.
Andrew has performed as guest artist with the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Bavarian State Opera, and the South-East Bavarian State Opera, and collaborated with pianist Martha Argerich and the World Brass ensemble among others. In 2001, Andrew was appointed Solo Horn of the Munich Symphony Orchestra. In addition to extensive touring throughout Germany, the orchestra has performed in the United States, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, China, Italy, Austria, and Slovakia. Andrew also featured as Solo Horn of the Munich Chamber Philharmonie.
Andrew continued to be in demand as a performer and teacher in his homeland, returning to Australia as Soloist and Principal Horn with the Queensland Orchestra and as guest artist with the Sydney Symphony and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. He was appointed Principal Horn of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra in 2003. The following year, he was offered the Principal Horn position in The Queensland Orchestra. Andrew is a regular soloist with the orchestra and is director of its Ferry Road Chamber Players series. He is heard regularly as a soloist and chamber performer on ABC classic FM.
Andrew is a foundation member of the New Sydney Wind Quintet, which in 2005 undertook a concert tour to China and has recently completed its first studio recording. In addition, Andrew holds the position of Lecturer in Horn at the Sydney Conservatorium and since 2003 has appeared as Principal Horn of the Colorado Music Festival held in Boulder each July.