A small step in the evolution of the trumpet. “Ear Trumpet 1”. Photo by Eknath Gomphotherium, used with permission. We’re back with a new episode! Whooo! How did the trumpet morph from a simple horn ...

Despite having his own highly virtuosic orchestra, Haydn wrote his Trumpet Concerto for an old friend called Anton Weidinger, who was a member of the Imperial Court Orchestra in Vienna. Weidinger was ...

The Rochester Institute of Technology Orchestra’s annual spring concert will feature famous works of two of classical music’s most influential composers. “Handel and Haydn” will mark the 200th ...

Since getting his first trumpet when he was six, Wynton Marsalis has developed into one of the world’s best trumpeters. He started studying classical music when he was twelve. Two years later he won a ...

Both players are rising stars of the classical music scene – Akugbo will make his Proms solo debut later this year with the Haydn Trumpet Concerto while the multi award-winning Harper is devoting ...