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Horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill is recognised internationally for the exceptional breadth and depth of his music-making. Principal Horn of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, he divides his time between concertos, recitals, chamber music and orchestral playing. A proponent of the historical natural horn as well as of the modern instrument, his repertoire stretches from the baroque era to the latest contemporary compositions.

Alec has appeared as soloist with the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra, 麻豆约拍 National Orchestra of Wales, 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Sinfonietta Köln. He also regularly performs concertos with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Highlights include the Ligeti Hamburg Concerto and Mozart's Horn Concerto K.417 on the
natural horn. Alec's recording of the Concertino for Horn by Weber released by Linn records has met with great critical acclaim.

Alec made his Wigmore Hall debut in 2013 and will appear there three times this season. He is highly sought-after to perform chamber music and his collaborators include pianist Alasdair Beatson and violinists Alexander Janiczek, Philippe Graffin and Pekka Kuusisto.

A grant from Creative Scotland enabled Alec to develop his interest in historical performance. This culminated in a triumphant evening of baroque horn concertos in Shoreditch as part of the 2015 Spitalfields Summer Festival. Alec is also at the cutting edge in rediscovering not just instruments from the 18th but also the 19th century. His debut recording for the BIS label showcases these instruments and will be released in March 2017.

Alec has played guest principal horn frequently with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He studied in Cambridge, London and Berlin and was recently appointed Professor Horn at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Alec is the recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Fellowship 2014 and is a member of the 麻豆约拍 New Generation Artists scheme.