Philip Myers (musician)
Philip F. Myers is an American French horn virtuoso and pedagogue. In 2017, he retired from his post as Principal Horn of the New York Philharmonic and remains active as a soloist worldwide. After his retirement, the orchestra did not immediately name any successor as principal horn; in such cases, the position is called "acting principal horn" until a successor is announced. Early life and education. Philip F. Myers was born on June 24, 1949 in Elkhart, Indiana. He attended Carnegie Mellon University from 1967—1971, where he studied French Horn with the renowned Forrest Standley. During the  summers of 1970 and 1971, Myers attended the Blossom Festival, where he studied music with the Principal Horn of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Myron Bloom. Musical career. From 1980 to 2017, Myers served as Principal Horn of the New York Philharmonic and frequently appeared as soloist with the orchestra. Before arriving at the New York Philharmonic, he was Principal Horn of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1971 to 1974, Third Horn of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1974 to 1977, and Principal Horn of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1978 to 1980. Presently Myers is on the  faculty at the Haute École de Musique, part of the Lausanne Conservatory in Fribourg, Switzerland. Myers released his first solo CD under Cala Records in 1998. He plays music by Leonard Bernstein and David Amram, among others.. Myers can also be heard on the CD Take 9, featuring the horns of the New York Philharmonic and the American Horn Quartet., as well as a New York Philharmonic digital release, featuring a 2011 recording of him performing the Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1. In August 2014, Myers was elected an Honorary Member of the International Horn Society at the 46th  International Horn Symposium in London. Currently he plays F/B-flat/f alto Engelbert Schmid triple horns. Formerly, Myers played Conn 8D horns.