Richard Bissill

British horn player, composer, arranger, and Professor of Horn & chamber music. Born in Leicestershire, England, UK.

He was a member of the [a=Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra], the BBC [a=Radio Leicester Big Band] and the [a=National Youth Jazz Orchestra]. He studied horn and piano at the [l527847] before joining the London Symphony Orchestra aged 22 (1982-1984). He was Principal Horn of the [a=London Philharmonic Orchestra] for 25 years (1984-2009). Member of the [a=Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden], where from 2009 to 2017 he served as Section Principal Horn. He has taught at [l305416] since 1983 and been a member of [a=London Brass] since 1990.