Oliver Johnson

Horn

Trials:
2025-: English National Opera, Principal Horn
2024-2025: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Principal Horn
2023-2024: Welsh National Opera, Principal Horn
2022-2024: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, 3rd Horn
2022-2023: Philharmonia Orchestra, 3rd Horn
2018-2019: Welsh National Opera, 4th Horn
2018: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, 5th

As Guest Principal:
English National Opera
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (and Principal Wagner Tuba)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Welsh National Opera
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Other Orchestral Experience:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Inc. Principal Horn and Principal Wagner Tuba)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Inc. Principal Horn and Wagner Tuba)
London Symphony Orchestra (Inc. Wagner Tuba)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
BBC Symphony Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
English National Ballet
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra (Inc. Principal Horn and Wagner Tuba)
Orchestra of St John's
LSO Wind Ensemble
Chromatica Orchestra (Inc. Principal Horn)
Senbla Concert Orchestra
The Multi-Story Orchestra

Commercial Session Experience:
Isobel Griffiths Ltd.
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
English National Opera
London Contemporary Orchestra
Solo Horn on Kyros' 'Vox Humana' Album

West End Experience:
Lion King deputy, Lyceum Theatre

Orchestral Training:
European Union Youth Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra Pathway (RCM)

Competitions:
2017 – Winner – Richard Bissill Horn Competition (GSMD)

Education:
2018 – 2020: Royal College of Music, MPerf – Distinction
Professors: Simon Rayner, Jeffrey Bryant, Nigel Black, Timothy Jones, John Thurgood

2014 – 2018: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, BMus(Hons) – First Class Honours.
Professors: David Pyatt, Richard Bissill, Christopher Parkes, Jonathan Lipton, Alec Frank-Gemmill, Roger Montgomery

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Instruments
Horn, Wagner Tuba