So What's It Like To Be The Principal Horn Of The Berlin Philharmonic? W/ Stefan Dohr

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

Clarinet, Timpani, Performing, Trombone, Cello, Trumpet, Bassoon, Classicalmusic, Performing Arts, Arts, Violin, Flute, Piano, Conductor, Music, Weilerstein

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🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Stefan Dohr is one of the greatest french horn players in the world today. He has been the Principal Horn of the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world's greatest orchestras, since 1993. In this really fun interview, Stefan and I talked about how he switched to the horn after starting out on the viola, his most memorable performances, what's it like to actually play in the Berlin Philharmonic, how to blend sound between the different sections of the orchestra, and much much more. Stefan is one of the most engaging and fascinating musicians out there so I think you'll get a lot out of this conversation. Join us!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, the Classical Music Podcast.
0:09.7	My name is Joshua Weylerstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the music director of the Phoenix
0:13.2	Orchestra of Boston and the Chief Conductor Designate of the All Bork Symphony.
0:17.9	This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting
0:22.3	ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible music.
0:26.1	Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Ken, Bavana, Mark,
0:30.7	Chris, Patricio, Andrew, Matthew, Jane, Tara, Carl Heinz, and all of my other Patreon
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0:53.9	So I'm going to be heading off for three weeks of concerts starting next week.
0:58.8	I am going to be first in Brussels with the National Orchestra of Belgium doing a pretty
1:03.9	unusual program featuring John Luther Adams's Become Ocean.
1:08.5	This is a piece I'll do a mini episode about on my Patreon page because it is pretty
1:12.7	wild to what John Luther Adams achieves in about 40 minutes of music.
1:17.3	What Alex Ross described is the most beautiful apocalypse in the history of music.
1:21.9	We're also going to be doing the Beethoven violin concerto and a piece by the Belgian composer
1:25.9	Christopher to call the only human voices.
1:29.3	Then I'll be going to Sweden with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, followed by a concert
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