Richard Bissill

British horn player, composer, arranger, and Professor of Horn & chamber music. Born in Leicestershire, England, UK. He was a member of the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Radio Leicester Big Band and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. He studied horn and piano at the Royal Academy of Music before joining the London Symphony Orchestra aged 22 (1982-1984). He was Principal Horn of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for 25 years (1984-2009). Member of the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where from 2009 to 2017 he served as Section Principal Horn. He has taught at The Guildhall School Of Music & Drama since 1983 and been a member of London Brass since 1990.