Ben Goldscheider
Ben
Goldscheider
BIO
In 2020, Ben makes his debut at the Mozartwoche Festival in Salzburg, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and his recital debut at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin.
At the age of 18 Ben was a Concerto Finalist in the BBC Young Musician Competition performing with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican.
Highlights since then include his debut at the BBC Proms in 2018, appearances as soloist with the Lucerne Symphony, Britten Sinfonia, Aurora Orchestra, English Chamber, City of London Sinfonia, Manchester Camerata, the Prague Philharmonia and Sinfonie Orchester Berlin at the Berlin Philharmonie. In 2018 his debut album was released to critical acclaim, and he was selected as a BBC Music Magazine Rising Star and Gramophone Magazine One to Watch. He was selected for representation by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2019.
A committed chamber musician, Ben has collaborated with Julian Prégardien at Wigmore Hall, Sergei Babayan at the Verbier Festival, Daniel Barenboim and Martha Argerich at Salzburg Festival (Haus Für Mozart) and in Buenos Aires, Matthias Pintscher at the Pierre Boulez-Saal and with Elena Bashkirova and Karl-Heinz Steffens at the Intonations Festival in Berlin.
This season Ben makes his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mozarteum Orchestra in the Mozartwoche Festival (Salzburg). He returns to give a solo recital at the Pierre Boulez Saal and takes part in the Vinterfest in Sweden, and the Jerusalem Festival in Israel. He continues to give recitals throughout the UK.
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“Ben Goldscheider’s horn-playing alone is a joy, particularly in the theatrical, improvisatory gestures of Quasi Una Cadenza.”
BBC Music Magazine, August 2019
“In the hands of 18 year old Ben Goldscheider, [Esa-Pekka Salonen’s] Horn Etude is an exhilarating thrill ride; Goldscheider becoming a musical Bear Grylls, fearlessly leaping through its dangerous terrain. You find yourself with him every step of the way.”
– James Murphy, Huffington Post, May 2016
This season Ben makes his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mozarteum Orchestra in the Mozartwoche Festival (Salzburg). He returns to give a solo recital at the Pierre Boulez Saal and takes part in the Vinterfest in Sweden, and the Jerusalem Festival in Israel. He continues to give recitals throughout the UK. In demand as guest principal Ben has appeared with the Staatskapelle Berlin, West-Eastern Divan and Philharmonia Orchestras. In 2018, he performed the solo horn call from Wagner’s Siegfried in a semi-staged production with The Hallé conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
Born in 1997 in London, Ben is currently studying at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin with Radek Baborák (ex-principal Berlin Philharmonic). Prior to this he attended the Royal College of Music Junior Department with Susan Dent. Awards include the 2016 Philip Jones Memorial Prize at the Royal-Overseas League Competition and the Cox Memorial and Audience Prizes at the Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra Competition.
Ben is grateful for awards from the Dorothy Croft Trust for Young Musicians, Awards for Young Musicians, June Emerson Wind Music and the EMI Music Sound Foundation.
Ben Goldscheider is YCAT’s inaugural Ann Driver Trust Artist.
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“The horn soloist, Benjamin Goldscheider, was superb.”
The Times / Halle Orchestra – Sir Mark Elder – Siegfried / 2019
NEWS
ARTICLE-on Benjamin Britten’s Serenade
Ahead of my debut with the English Chamber Orchestra this March (2019), I wrote an article for the "Cross-Eyed Pianist" on Benjamin Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. "What, to me, is so remarkable in this piece is how Britten uses the horn as...
Beyond an auspicious Debut…
Here is an interview from earlier in the year with Robert Hugill from Plant Hugill: The young French Horn player Ben Goldscheider won the BBC Young Musician Brass Category Final in 2016 and currently studies at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. His...
NEW RECORDING
In November 2018, Ben was part of a project run by Goldfield Productions to record the entire chamber music repertoire of Erika Fox. "Erika Fox was born in Vienna in 1936 and came to England as a war refugee. Her highly distinctive musical style is a...
REVIEW-Henley Symphony Orchestra
On the 18th November 2018, Ben played Richard Strauss's Second Horn Concerto under Ian Brown and the Henley Symphony Orchestra at the Reading Concert Hall. "the young virtuoso Ben Goldscheider lost no time in reminding us of its warm seductive tone and...
Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra bring idealism, chops to Carnegie Hall
Over two weeks, Ben joined the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra for performances across the USA. Starting in Chicago at the Symphony Centre, the orchestra toured to Washington (Kennedy Center), New York (Carnegie Hall), Berkeley (Zellerbach Hall) and Los...
Gramaphone Magazine “One to Watch”
Ben Goldscheider is the only student of the great Czech Horn player Radek Baborak at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. The son of professional string players, Goldscheider started to learn the cello, but turned to French horn when he was diagnosed with...
ARTICLE-on Benjamin Britten’s Serenade
Ahead of my debut with the English Chamber Orchestra this March (2019), I wrote an article for the "Cross-Eyed Pianist" on Benjamin Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. "What, to me, is so remarkable in this piece is how Britten uses the horn as...
Beyond an auspicious Debut…
Here is an interview from earlier in the year with Robert Hugill from Plant Hugill: The young French Horn player Ben Goldscheider won the BBC Young Musician Brass Category Final in 2016 and currently studies at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. His...
Media
SCHEDULE
18/08/2019
KKL Lucerne, Switzerland
L.v Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Violin Concerto & Egmont Overture
Daniel Barenboim and the West Eastern Divan Orchestra
31/08/2019 20:00
Schlosshof Murten, Zurich, Switzerland
J. Brahms Piano Concerto No.2
F. Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
Beatrice Berrut, Piano
Kaspar Zehnder, Conductor
01/08/2019 20:00
Schlosshof Murten, Zurich, Switzerland
J. Brahms Piano Concerto No.2
F. Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
Beatrice Berrut, Piano
Kaspar Zehnder, Conductor
06/09/2019 20:30
Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival
R. Schumann Andante and Variations Op. 46
E. Dohnanyi Sextet Op.37
Kirill Gerstein, Plamena Mangova, Sunwook Kim, Astrig Siranossian, Jörg Widmann, Gérard Caussé, Tim Park
07/09/2019 20:30
Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival
G.Ligeti Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano
Clara-Jumi Kang, violin
Sunwook Kim, Pianist
27/09/2019 13:00
Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
J. Brahms, Horn Trio Op. 40
G. Ligeti Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano
David Adams, violin
Robin Green, piano
28/09/2019 7:30pm
Toddington Village Hall, Toddington, UK
Horn and Piano Recital
Toddington Music Society
19/10/2019 20:00
Kölner Philharmonie, Köln, Germany
L.v Beethoven, Triple Concerto
A. Bruckner Symphony No. 9
Daniel Barenboim, Anne Sophie Mutter and Yo-Yo Ma
West Eastern Divan Orchestra
20/10/2019 19:30
Grande salle Pierre Boulez – Philharmonie de Paris
L.v Beethoven, Triple Concerto
A. Bruckner Symphony No. 9
Daniel Barenboim, Anne Sophie Mutter and Yo-Yo Ma
West Eastern Divan Orchestra
22/10/2019 20:00
Philarmonie Berlin, Germany
L.v Beethoven, Triple Concerto
A. Bruckner Symphony No. 9
Daniel Barenboim, Anne Sophie Mutter and Yo-Yo Ma
West Eastern Divan Orchestra
23/10/2019 20:00
Philarmonie Berlin, Germany
L.v Beethoven, Triple Concerto
A. Bruckner Symphony No. 9
Daniel Barenboim, Anne Sophie Mutter and Yo-Yo Ma
West Eastern Divan Orchestra
02/11/2019 19:30
Wimbledon TBC, London, United Kingdom
W.A Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4 K495
Andrew Morley (Conductor)
Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra
15/11/2019 7:30pm
Lowestoft Marina Theatre, UK
W.A Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4 K495
Chloe van Soetersede (conductor), Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
17/11/2019 3:00pm
High Wycombe Swan, UK
W.A Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4 K495
Chloe van Soetersede (conductor), Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
05/12/2019 19:30pm
St John’s Smith Square, London UK
Programme TBA
Gary Matthewman (conductor), Orion Orchestra
22/12/2019 16:00pm
Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, Germany
Elliot Carter Flute Concerto
Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) and the Boulez Ensemble
01/01/2020 19:00pm
St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, UK
W.A Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4 K495
Tom Hammond (conductor), St Albans Symphony Orchestra
23/01/2020, 3:00pm
Mozarteum Großer Saal, Salzburg, Austria
W.A Mozart, Rondo in Eb Major, K371
Mozarteum Orchestra
25/01/2020, 17:30pm
The Castle Hotel, Taunton, UK
R. Schumann, Adagio and Allegro op.70
J. Brahms, Horn Trio in Eb Major op.40
Giuseppe Guarrera (piano), Benjamin Baker (violin)
29/01/2020, 19:30pm
Reading Concert Hall, Reading,UK
W.A Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4 K495
W.A Mozart, Rondo for Horn K371
European Union Chamber Orchestra
30/01/2020, 19:30pm
St David’s Hall, Cardiff, UK
W.A Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 4 K495
W.A Mozart, Rondo for Horn K371
European Union Chamber Orchestra
The Debut recording
“Debut”-Worldwide Release on the 2nd February 2018
In February 2018, BBC Young Musician Grand Finalist Ben Goldscheider released his first recording on Willowhayne Records. Aptly entitled Debut, the album takes listeners on a journey through the musical development of the horn through a selection of pieces from the classical, romantic, early and late twentieth century and the 21st century. Available on Apple Music, Amazon and Spotify among other streaming services.
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Goldscheider becoming a musical Bear Grylls, fearlessly leaping through its dangerous terrain. You find yourself with him every step of the way.
James Murphy
Huffington Post
“The audience were treated to a remarkable display of horn pyrotechnics and uncompromising technique”
Martin Leadbetter
Rotary International
The Strauss was exquisite…simply beautiful
Richard Sisson
Radio 3
To put it mildly, this is a heck of a debut recital. Young Goldscheider shows off almost everything he can do, and he can do an awful lot.
Lynn René Bayley
Art Music Lounge USA
The emergence of Hertfordshire-born horn virtuoso Ben Goldscheider is therefore all the more exciting. A musician whose credentials belie his youth, Goldscheider proclaims with this impressively-engineered, absorbing Willowhayne Records release that he is poised to honor Brain’s legacy with his own once-in-a-generation artistry.
Joseph Newsome
Voix-des-Arts
“Goldscheider…produced a lordly swooning tone in a sinuous work of immense difficulty.”
BBC Young Musician Final 2016
Arts Desk
“Phrasings emerged supremely well articulated; the notes’ golden flow never stopped”
BBC Young Musician Final 2016
Geoff Brown, The Times
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