W. Peter Kurau

W. Peter Kurau was appointed in 1995 to the full-time faculty at the Eastman School of Music, succeeding Verne Reynolds. In September 2004, he was appointed Principal Horn of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. A prizewinner in the Heldenleben International Horn Competition and a recipient of an I.T.T. International Fellowship, he also served as an Artistic Ambassador for the United States Information Agency, presenting recitals and master classes in Serbia-Montenegro, Kazakstan, Macedonia, and Syria during September 1997. Active as a soloist, chamber musician, and clinician (the latter for Conn/Selmer), he has appeared in these capacities at conventions of the International Horn Society, International Trumpet Guild, CMS, MENC, NYSSMA, MTNA,, NACWPI, Southeast Horn Workshop, Mid-South Horn Workshop, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, South Korean Horn Workshop, German Brass Academy, Lieksa (Finland) Brass Festival, and leading universities throughout the United States and Europe.