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Bonus Content: The Dennis Brain Horn

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Philharmonia No. 2 Horn, Kira Doherty, meets up with Richard Watkins, Principal Horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1985-1996, at the Museum of the Royal Academy of Music in London to dive into the legacy of the first Principal Horn of the Philharmonia, Dennis Brain. This is a rare opportunity to hear the instrument Brain played in the 1950s before his early death. On 16 January 2020, Richard Watkins performs Britten and Turnage: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2508/horn_calls

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