Commissions/premieres
2025
Brian Elias, Horn Concerto
World premiere due for June 2025 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Oliver Leith, new work for horn and piano
World premiere due for the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, November 2024
Laurence Osborn, Horn Concerto
World premiere with the Manchester Camerata, October 2025
James B Wilson, new work for ensemble
World Premiere due for February 2025 at Schloss Elmau
Jonathan Dove, new work for horn and piano
World premiere due for Summer 2025
2024
Gavin Higgins, Horn Concerto
World premiere due for the 12th January 2024 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Further performances with Philharmonie Zuidnederland and the London Chamber Orchestra.
Huw Watkins, Horn Concerto
World premiere due for the 6th April 2024 with the Britten Sinfonia. Further performances with the , Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra.
Matthew Peterson, Horn Trio
World premiere due for the 17th April 2024 with Richard Uttley and Callum Smart
Zoe Martlew, new work for horn and live electronics
World premiere due for June 2024 at the Southbank Centre
Mark Simpson, new work for horn and live electronics
World premiere due for June 2024 at the Southbank Centre
Peter Fribbins
Horn Quintet. World premiere June 2024.
John Frederick Hudson
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings. World premiere due for July 2024 with the London Mozart Players.
2023
Piers Hellawell, Ice Feathers/Narwhal Joust for horn and piano
U.K. Premiere at the Queen’s University, Belfast. 2nd February 2023.
William Marsey, Allein zu dir for Horn Trio
World Premiere at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 14th February 2023.
Libby Larsen, Trio for horn, cello and piano
World Premiere tour in April 2023 with Camerata Pacifica
Robin Holloway, Quintet for Horn and Strings
UK premiere on the 30th April 2023 with the Sacconi Quartet at King’s Place, London
Robin Holloway, Partita no.1 for solo horn
UK premiere on the 1st May 2023 at Leamington Music
Laurence Osborn, new work for solo horn
World premiere due for the SmorgasChord Festival, Oxford, June 17th 2023.
Sara Cubarsi, new work for natural horn and midi keyboard
World premiere due for the Lucerne Festival, September 5th 2023.
Nicola Lefanu, new work for horn, violin and cello
World premiere due for the Lammermuir Festival, September 2023
Victoria Kelly, new work for horn, violin and cello
World premiere due for At World’s Edge Festival, New Zealand; October 2023
Georgina Palmer, new work for horn, violin and cello
World premiere due for At World’s Edge Festival, New Zealand; October 2023
Joseph Phibbs, Sonata for Horn and Piano
World Premiere due for the 29th September 2023 at the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival
Elena Langer, Love Song to Aminta for horn, baritone and piano
World premiere given on the 20th September 2023 at the English National Opera
2022
Bernard Hughes, Uncle Maurice and Mother Goose for woodwind quintet
World premiere on the 10th June at the Hertfordshire Festival of Music with the Goldscheider Quintet
Joseph Swenson, Sinfonietta #3 (Mahler in Manhattan) for violin, horn and strings
World premiere on the 12th June with the NFM Lepoldinum Orchestra and Joseph Swensen
Alex Groves, Single Form (Dawn) for horn and live electronics
World premiere due for the Sound Festival, October 2022.
Richard Uttley, Aufschwung for Horn and Piano
World Premiere on the 15th October 2022 at Music in Lydinggton.
Daniel Kidane, new work
World premiere due for the Sound Festival, October 2022.
Lisa Robertson, Oran Nan Sgat
World premiere due for the Sound Festival, October 2022.
Electra Perivolaris, Skein
World premiere due for the Sound Festival, October 2022.
2021
Mark Simpson, new work for horn and piano
Commissioned by the Barbican/ECHO for performances throughout the ECHO Rising Star Scheme during the 2021/2022 season
Guillem Palomar, Lichtjagd for horn and piano
World premiere due for the 6th April 2021 at the Wigmore Hall, London.
Christoph Schönberger, Horn Concerto
World premiere recording to take place with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Lee Reynolds during March 2021.
Tansy Davies, Yoik for Solo Horn
UK Premiere given at Snape Maltings, 17th May 2021.
John S Wilson, Aubade for horn and piano
World premiere given in Cambridge, 23rd September 2021 with Tom Poster.
John S Wilson, Divertimento for horn and piano
World premiere given in Cambridge, 23rd September 2021 with Tom Poster.
Julian Philips, new work for tenor, horn and piano
World premiere due for the Oxford Lieder Festival, 19th October 2021.
2020
Huw Watkins, Lament
Commissioned by the Guild of Horn Players. World premiere Friday 23rd October 2020 for the Sound Festival.
Roxanna Panufnik, Sonnets Without Words for horn and piano
The world premiere was given by Ben Goldscheider (Horn) and Richard Uttley (piano) at the Benslow Music Centre on the 1st October 2020.
Thomas Hewitt-Jones, Pandemic for horn quartet
Commissioned by the Guild of Hornplayers. World premiere on the 20th October 2020 for the Sound Festival.
Mark Simpson, Geysir
World premiere recording released in November 2020 on Orchid Classics.
2019
Guillem Palomar, Im Ocean der Sterne for horn, cello, baritone and piano
Commissioned by the Daniel Barenboim Stiftung. World premiere on the 21st November 2019 with Daniel Barenboim (piano), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Michael Volle (baritone) and Astrig Siranossian (cello)
Geoffrey Gordon, THORN for violin, horn and piano
World premiere given by Ben Goldscheider (horn), Callum Smart (violin) and Richard Uttley (piano) at Conway Hall, London, 3rd February 2019.
Guillem Palomar, Les Trois Ombres for horn and piano
Erika Fox, Quasi una Cadenza for horn, clarinet and piano
World premiere recording released in June 2019 with Kate Romano (clarinet), Ben Goldscheider (horn) and Richard Uttley (piano).
2018
David Bruce, Sidechaining for four soloists and orchestra
Premiered on the 21st July 2018 at the BBC Proms. Performed by Ben Goldscheider (horn), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Michael Collins (clarinet) , Jennifer Pike (violin), the BBC Concert Orchestra and Andrew Gourlay.
Ninfea Crutwell-Reade, five miniatures for solo horn
Commissioned by the Lichfield Festival. World premiere given by Ben Goldscheider on the 10th July 2018 at the Lichfield Festival.
2017
Diana Burrell, Chaconne for horn and strings
Commissioned by the European Union Chamber Orchestra. Premiered in April 2017 in Bradford Cathedral with Benjamin Goldscheider (horn), and directed by Eva Stegmann.
John Tavener : The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen for horn, organ and SATB choir
UK Premiere given on the 15th September 2017 by Ben Goldscheider (horn), James McVinnie (organ) and the BBC Singers.
2015
James B Wilson, Horizons for brass trio
World premiere on the 26th October 2015 at Luton Music Club