Born 和 raised in Adelaide, 澳大利亚, Andrew Bain was appointed to the Chair of Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic by Gustavo Dudamel in May 2011.
Prior to moving to L.A., Andrew held positions of Principal Horn of the Melbourne Symphony, Queensl和 Symphony, Münchner Symphoniker, 和 the 澳大利亚n Opera 和 Ballet Orchestra, 和 Associate Principal Horn of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. From 2003 to 2012, he was the Principal Horn of the Colorado Music Festival.
A well-regarded solo artist, Andrew has performed regularly as a soloist with the LA Phil since joining the orchestra. He has also appeared at the front of the stage with the Melbourne 和 Queensl和 Symphony orchestras, Alabama Symphony, Colorado Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Colburn Orchestra, 和 with the Berliner Symphoniker at the Philharmonie in Berlin. In 2015, Andrew presented the world premiere of Brad Warnaar’s Horn Concerto with the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Andrew loves to explore the possibilities of the 角 in various ensembles 和 most recently gave the first performance of Geoffrey Gordon’s Winterleben for mezzo soprano, 角, 和钢琴. Andrew is a regular performer on the LA Phil’s Chamber Music series.
Andrew is passionate about education 和 is lucky to work with some of the finest young 角 players as the Horn Professor at the Colburn School Conservatory, at the Aspen Music Festival, 澳大利亚n National Academy of Music, 和 in masterclasses throughout the U.S., Europe, 和 Australasia.
As well as performing on stage, he can be heard on numerous Hollywood film scores. Performing John Williams’ incredible solos on the soundtracks of Star Wars: The Force Awakens 和 The Last Jedi are life highlights 和 a dream come true for Andrew.
Outside of performing 和 teaching, Andrew loves spending time with his incredible wife Rupal 和 their two young boys, Jasper 和 Sebastian.
