Richard King

Richard King joined The Cleveland Orchestra in 1988 at age twenty as associate principal horn. He served as principal horn, 1997-2015, and now sits as a section member. Mr. King has been featured many times as soloist with the Orchestra, including works by Britten, Haydn, and Mozart. He has also appeared as soloist with the Richmond Symphony, Tokyo Symphony, and New Zealand’s Auckland Philharmonia. A native of Long Island, New York, Richard King spent six years as a student of Arthur Green. He then attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where his primary horn teacher was former Cleveland Orchestra principal Myron Bloom. Mr. King has performed as a member of the Center City Brass Quintet since 1985. His albums of Schubert Lieder transcribed for horn and piano have been released by Albany Records. Mr. King is a member of the faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music and of the Kent/Blossom Music Festival professional training program.