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Richard Watkins has rapidly become one of the most sought after horn players of his generation and is internationally known as a soloist and chamber musician. He served as principal horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1985 to 1996 when he resigned the position to devote more time to his solo and chamber music career.

Richard has made major appearances at Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican, and all over the world with conductors including Carlo Maria Giulini, Wolfgang Swallisch, Leonard Slatkin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Andrew Davis.

He is widely recorded. Some very popular recent recordings include, the two Malcolm ArnoldConcertos, the Gliere Concerto, the Mozart Concertos and the Sinfonia Concertante. His work can be heard on a variety of labels including Deutsche Grammophon and Chandos.

Richard has had a number of original works composed for him by many composers, among them, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

Richard holds the Dennis Brain Chair and is a professor of horn at The Royal Academy of Music where he was made a fellow in 1992. He is a founding member of the TransAtlantic Horn Quartet.