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Slightly OT: Dallas Principal Horn to Take Same Post with Berlin Philharmonic
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2016-12-18 14:28:21 UTC
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From Scott Cantrell in this morning's Dallas Morning News:


David Cooper, principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2013, has won one of the most prestigious orchestra posts in the world: principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. He'll take the job in September 2017.
The Berlin orchestra is one of the world's most famous, touring and recording extensively — and, in more recent years, streaming concerts over the internet. Simon Rattle will remain as the orchestra's chief conductor until 2018; in 2019 he'll be succeeded by Kirill Petrenko.

The move will be a huge loss for the DSO, which Cooper initially joined in 2011 as third horn after serving as associate principal horn of the Fort Worth Symphony. He won the principal chair in the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., in 2013, but elected to stay with the DSO and assume the first chair here. A third-generation horn player in his family, he was trained at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

A player of satin-finished tone, astonishing breath control and elegant expression, Cooper has led the DSO horn section to new heights. They can be heard in all their glory on the DSO's latest recording, of the Mahler Third Symphony.

Cooper is the second DSO principal recently tapped by top-tier orchestras. Former principal flute Demarre McGill left at the end of last season for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. And, of course, DSO music director Jaap van Zweden is to move to the same post with the New York Philharmonic in September 2018.


Mark
AB
2016-12-18 19:05:19 UTC
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David Cooper, principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2013, has won one of the most prestigious orchestra posts in the world: principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. He'll take the job in September 2017.
The Berlin orchestra is one of the world's most famous, touring and recording extensively — and, in more recent years, streaming concerts over the internet. Simon Rattle will remain as the orchestra's chief conductor until 2018; in 2019 he'll be succeeded by Kirill Petrenko.
The move will be a huge loss for the DSO, which Cooper initially joined in 2011 as third horn after serving as associate principal horn of the Fort Worth Symphony. He won the principal chair in the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., in 2013, but elected to stay with the DSO and assume the first chair here. A third-generation horn player in his family, he was trained at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
A player of satin-finished tone, astonishing breath control and elegant expression, Cooper has led the DSO horn section to new heights. They can be heard in all their glory on the DSO's latest recording, of the Mahler Third Symphony.
Cooper is the second DSO principal recently tapped by top-tier orchestras. Former principal flute Demarre McGill left at the end of last season for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. And, of course, DSO music director Jaap van Zweden is to move to the same post with the New York Philharmonic in September 2018.
Mark
just listened to some of his playing on youtube........ marvelous, phrasing, intonation. thanks for pointing this out. The Schuman Adagio is terrific. Great how he adjusts to an out of tune piano, especially in the lower register.

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2016-12-19 14:44:27 UTC
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David Cooper, principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2013, has won one of the most prestigious orchestra posts in the world: principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. He'll take the job in September 2017.
The Berlin orchestra is one of the world's most famous, touring and recording extensively — and, in more recent years, streaming concerts over the internet. Simon Rattle will remain as the orchestra's chief conductor until 2018; in 2019 he'll be succeeded by Kirill Petrenko.
The move will be a huge loss for the DSO, which Cooper initially joined in 2011 as third horn after serving as associate principal horn of the Fort Worth Symphony. He won the principal chair in the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., in 2013, but elected to stay with the DSO and assume the first chair here. A third-generation horn player in his family, he was trained at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
A player of satin-finished tone, astonishing breath control and elegant expression, Cooper has led the DSO horn section to new heights. They can be heard in all their glory on the DSO's latest recording, of the Mahler Third Symphony.
Cooper is the second DSO principal recently tapped by top-tier orchestras. Former principal flute Demarre McGill left at the end of last season for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. And, of course, DSO music director Jaap van Zweden is to move to the same post with the New York Philharmonic in September 2018.
Mark
just listened to some of his playing on youtube........ marvelous, phrasing, intonation. thanks for pointing this out. The Schuman Adagio is terrific. Great how he adjusts to an out of tune piano, especially in the lower register.
AB
The Dallas Symphony continues to be a launching pad for great orchestral careers. Principal flute Demarre McGill left last summer for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Four of the Philadelphia Orchestra's titled players are former Dallas Symphony musicians: Concertmaster David Kim, Principal Horn Jennifer Montone, Principal Trumpet David Bilger and Associate Principal Trumpet Jeff Curnow. And DSO Music Director Jaap van Zweden will become Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 2018. Yet the DSO is also a magnet for talent: the DSO Concertmaster is a former concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the former Concertmasters of the Detroit Symphony and the Houston Symphony are titled players in the violin sections.

Mark
Gerard
2016-12-19 15:49:02 UTC
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David Cooper, principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2013, has won one of the most prestigious orchestra posts in the world: principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. He'll take the job in September 2017.
The Berlin orchestra is one of the world's most famous, touring and recording extensively — and, in more recent years, streaming concerts over the internet. Simon Rattle will remain as the orchestra's chief conductor until 2018; in 2019 he'll be succeeded by Kirill Petrenko.
The move will be a huge loss for the DSO, which Cooper initially joined in 2011 as third horn after serving as associate principal horn of the Fort Worth Symphony. He won the principal chair in the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., in 2013, but elected to stay with the DSO and assume the first chair here. A third-generation horn player in his family, he was trained at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
A player of satin-finished tone, astonishing breath control and elegant expression, Cooper has led the DSO horn section to new heights. They can be heard in all their glory on the DSO's latest recording, of the Mahler Third Symphony.
Cooper is the second DSO principal recently tapped by top-tier orchestras. Former principal flute Demarre McGill left at the end of last season for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. And, of course, DSO music director Jaap van Zweden is to move to the same post with the New York Philharmonic in September 2018.
Mark
just listened to some of his playing on youtube........ marvelous, phrasing, intonation. thanks for pointing this out. The Schuman Adagio is terrific. Great how he adjusts to an out of tune piano, especially in the lower register.
AB
The Dallas Symphony continues to be a launching pad for great orchestral careers. Principal flute Demarre McGill left last summer for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Four of the Philadelphia Orchestra's titled players are former Dallas Symphony musicians: Concertmaster David Kim, Principal Horn Jennifer Montone, Principal Trumpet David Bilger and Associate Principal Trumpet Jeff Curnow. And DSO Music Director Jaap van Zweden will become Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 2018. Yet the DSO is also a magnet for talent: the DSO Concertmaster is a former concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the former Concertmasters of the Detroit Symphony and the Houston Symphony are titled players in the violin sections.
Mark
I'ld say rather an intermediate station than a launching pad or a magnet.
AB
2016-12-19 19:40:41 UTC
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David Cooper, principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2013, has won one of the most prestigious orchestra posts in the world: principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. He'll take the job in September 2017.
The Berlin orchestra is one of the world's most famous, touring and recording extensively — and, in more recent years, streaming concerts over the internet. Simon Rattle will remain as the orchestra's chief conductor until 2018; in 2019 he'll be succeeded by Kirill Petrenko.
The move will be a huge loss for the DSO, which Cooper initially joined in 2011 as third horn after serving as associate principal horn of the Fort Worth Symphony. He won the principal chair in the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., in 2013, but elected to stay with the DSO and assume the first chair here. A third-generation horn player in his family, he was trained at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
A player of satin-finished tone, astonishing breath control and elegant expression, Cooper has led the DSO horn section to new heights. They can be heard in all their glory on the DSO's latest recording, of the Mahler Third Symphony.
Cooper is the second DSO principal recently tapped by top-tier orchestras. Former principal flute Demarre McGill left at the end of last season for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. And, of course, DSO music director Jaap van Zweden is to move to the same post with the New York Philharmonic in September 2018.
Mark
just listened to some of his playing on youtube........ marvelous, phrasing, intonation. thanks for pointing this out. The Schuman Adagio is terrific. Great how he adjusts to an out of tune piano, especially in the lower register.
AB
The Dallas Symphony continues to be a launching pad for great orchestral careers. Principal flute Demarre McGill left last summer for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Four of the Philadelphia Orchestra's titled players are former Dallas Symphony musicians: Concertmaster David Kim, Principal Horn Jennifer Montone, Principal Trumpet David Bilger and Associate Principal Trumpet Jeff Curnow. And DSO Music Director Jaap van Zweden will become Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 2018. Yet the DSO is also a magnet for talent: the DSO Concertmaster is a former concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the former Concertmasters of the Detroit Symphony and the Houston Symphony are titled players in the violin sections.
Mark
could it be that security of job and good salary explains some of the above?

AB
Frank Berger
2016-12-19 19:50:12 UTC
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David Cooper, principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2013, has won one of the most prestigious orchestra posts in the world: principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. He'll take the job in September 2017.
The Berlin orchestra is one of the world's most famous, touring and recording extensively — and, in more recent years, streaming concerts over the internet. Simon Rattle will remain as the orchestra's chief conductor until 2018; in 2019 he'll be succeeded by Kirill Petrenko.
The move will be a huge loss for the DSO, which Cooper initially joined in 2011 as third horn after serving as associate principal horn of the Fort Worth Symphony. He won the principal chair in the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., in 2013, but elected to stay with the DSO and assume the first chair here. A third-generation horn player in his family, he was trained at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
A player of satin-finished tone, astonishing breath control and elegant expression, Cooper has led the DSO horn section to new heights. They can be heard in all their glory on the DSO's latest recording, of the Mahler Third Symphony.
Cooper is the second DSO principal recently tapped by top-tier orchestras. Former principal flute Demarre McGill left at the end of last season for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. And, of course, DSO music director Jaap van Zweden is to move to the same post with the New York Philharmonic in September 2018.
Mark
just listened to some of his playing on youtube........ marvelous, phrasing, intonation. thanks for pointing this out. The Schuman Adagio is terrific. Great how he adjusts to an out of tune piano, especially in the lower register.
AB
The Dallas Symphony continues to be a launching pad for great orchestral careers. Principal flute Demarre McGill left last summer for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Four of the Philadelphia Orchestra's titled players are former Dallas Symphony musicians: Concertmaster David Kim, Principal Horn Jennifer Montone, Principal Trumpet David Bilger and Associate Principal Trumpet Jeff Curnow. And DSO Music Director Jaap van Zweden will become Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 2018. Yet the DSO is also a magnet for talent: the DSO Concertmaster is a former concertmaster of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the former Concertmasters of the Detroit Symphony and the Houston Symphony are titled players in the violin sections.
Mark
could it be that security of job and good salary explains some of the above?
AB
I don't think the question makes a whole lot of sense, Arri.
The long-term turnover rate among the musicians would say
something about the competitiveness of the DSO relative to
other orchestras. It's hard to imagine the NYPO doesn't pay
more for comparable positions than the DSO. How could it be
otherwise? Also there's the prestige factor. When I was
recruiting research assistants (usually new BA Economic
majors from good universities) for the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas, we often lost candidates to the Board of
Governors in Washington? We paid as much or more, had much
more interesting jobs and equal job security. But having the
Board of Governors on your resume looked really good. Of
course, some people find the ideas of working in Washington
or N.Y. more exciting than working in Dallas, but that
really wasn't the main reason it was hard for us to compete.

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