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Aubrey Brain

British horn player and teacher. Born 12 July 1893 in London, England, UK – Died 21 September 1955. In 1911 he was appointed Principal Horn of [a=The New Symphony Orchestra Of London], and in 1912 he went on the [a=London Symphony Orchestra]'s tour of the United States (Principal Horn, 1912-1929). He played horn in [a=The Band Of The Welsh Guards] until 1920. Aubrey was appointed First Horn of the [a=Royal Philharmonic Society] in 1922. He then joined the [a2541855] when it was formed in 1927, and became Principal Horn of the [a=BBC Symphony Orchestra] when it made its debut in 1930; he remained there until illness caused his premature retirement in 1943. His son [a=Dennis Brain] arranged for him to play with the [a=Philharmonia Orchestra] as 4th horn from October 1948, and until May 1950 he played fairly regularly with them. In 1923 he became Professor of Horn at the [l=Royal Academy of Music], where his son Dennis was among his students. Brother of [a=Alfred Brain]. He married [a=Marion Brain] in 1914. They had two sons, [a=Leonard Brain] and [a=Dennis Brain].

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