Richard Bissill Photo: Richard Bissill
Professor Richard Bissill is a composer, arranger, horn player and teacher. Though widely known as a horn player, Richard has pursued an almost parallel career as an arranger and composer, creating works for the concert hall and the media.
He has had works commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC, London Brass, British Horn Society and London Symphony Orchestra. He has also written for television and film including Channel 5 and the BBC.
Richard joined the LSO aged 22, was Principal Horn of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for 25 years and is now in the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden where from 2009-2017 he served as Section Principal Horn. He has taught at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama since 1983.
'Valse Noire' was written for Nigel Black and Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Recorded at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ Concert
Producer and sound engineer: Darryl Stack
