Carnegie Hall Horn Master Class: Mahler's Symphony No. 3

Berlin Philharmonic horn player Stefan de Leval Jezierski coaches Joanna Yarbrough on Mahler's Symphony No. 3. carnegiehall.or...
Select members of the Berlin Philharmonic woodwind and brass sections led two days of master classes focusing on orchestral repertoire and audition preparation. Participating young artists attended panel discussions with the master class leaders and heard the Berlin Philharmonic in performance, led by Sir Simon Rattle, at Carnegie Hall.
Horn Master Class Participants
Pablo Rincon
Jacob Wilder
Johanna Yarbrough
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[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

My band's entire French Horn section wasn't as loud as Stefan.

[@musicianfriendly2005]

Ten Steps Ahead That's because Horn can easily change notes 15 times if you over blow. That's either natural, or usually learned. With Trumpet and Trombone, and Tuba they have a little more control and flexibility naturally. Horn intervals are very close together. Horn players have to learn control over the years to get the volume he has without changing notes, staying clean, crisp and clear, and without going flat or sharp... Being a Hornist myself, it's hard at times, especially the higher you get. It also deals with your hand position in your bell and the way you sit. Horn no matter how loud you play, you're never loud enough. Even his volume isn't loud enough to majority conductors. Horn is the hardest brass instrument. Your Horn players are just fine volume wise. It's natural for a lot of us to be that way. It takes a lot of your air to play Horn, you can feel yourself out of breathe playing a symphony

[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

Musician Friendly, I never knew any of that about the French Horn. Nice information.

[@Evanw10282]

@@musicianfriendly2005 Hardest in terms of control, other instruments beat it in other terms.

[@gustavmahler8083]

it's ok

[@nkenney1]

"her low notes are gorgeous" ... yeah, go watch a Detroit Symphony Live broadcast and see who is now 4th horn there....

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

Oh, holy cow...incredible.

[@dasteufelhund]

You mean to tell me this player is fourth horn with DSO?

[@danmcglaun1]

She sure is. And deservedly so. This musician's skill and technique are incredible.

[@dasteufelhund]

I actually didn't mean my post as a compliment...

[@nkenney1]

+dasteufelhund - Yeah and what is it that you do for a living?

[@videowizdude]

Her low notes are beautiful!

[@calebyoungconductor]

Johanna is a good friend. Quite a talent!

[@videowizdude]

Because he's in the Berlin Phil Horn Section. They're pretty much Gods.

[@anomalousblackmesa]

the old section with Seifert was superior in quality and musicianship

[@Elevator2TheTop]

Oh man, makes me want to pick up the French Horn that I haven't touched in 40+ years! When I was in HS, I used to love playing the horn line from this popular TV show outro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHPImJiMqKZnbs0 Good times!

[@Musicmanmurrell]

I would say it's more because his bell is facing towards the camera, and hers is to the back wall.

[@jmwoods190]

And also bear in mind that silver-plating sounds brighter than lacquered yellow brass or gold brass. So that's one of the reasons why Stefan's horn sound a bit more shrill.

[@LaTex305]

how the hell does he project so much??

[@Davicokeiro]

He has two mics on him. One on the chest and another in general so we can hear the student. When he plays both mics on him get his sound, so he sounds bigger. I guess.

[@PotadoTomado]

I definitely think it's at least partly due to the acoustics in the room.

[@webusch3]

Wow, low Es... Practice time! Haha

[@Fabio_Costa_Music]

I don't like how the videos producers showed a totally different audio recording of when the student plays (dry, little stereo image, almost mono) and when the teacher plays (lots of hall, huge stereo image)... Why? To put the illustrious guest under a better, more favorable light? As if he needed it, which of course he doesn't...

[@jahman514]

I think it is just microphone placement.

[@jessecohen4517]

Accoustics are horrible

[@Davicokeiro]

Pay attention how loud and clear his voice gets when he speaks. ;)

[@davidecitera]

Brava Giovanna!!!!

[@dashonhayes63]

omg its Joanna!

[@dasteufelhund]

Why is it that her sound isn't consistent when sustaining a pitch?

[@austin5920]

His face tho

[@dasteufelhund]

His sound is very generous and I am not talking about the mic.

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

Wow, he totally had his sound edited...damn.

[@dasteufelhund]

So apparently you don't know his sound. I've been to his masterclasses. If edited, it would be volume only. Other than that, this IS his sound, as a matter of fact, if you are in proximity, even his pianos are bigger than what he demonstrated here.

[@austin5920]

+dasteufelhund Saying that his sound sounds edited isn't necessarily accusing him of editing it, it's just saying that he sounds like someone who has.

[@fedeymini]

I guess that's the signature sound (or tone) of the Berlin Phil horn section. Every orchestra's individual section has their own signature sound. That's why done people can identify the Vienna, Berlin or NY Phil, to name a few, just by listening. Musicians who go audition for these ensembles know their tone

[@angeldearmas26]

Even the professionals still call the spit in the instrument water. LOL

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Because it isn't spit. It is just condensed water from the surrounding air.

[@mmljaguar2764]

Stefan´s Alexander 103 soundig like a jalopy... terrible.

[@mobydick6420]

I have a newbie question that may not be as stupid as it first appears... Is the ability to play Horn related to the ability to whistle? I seem to have trouble making more that a couple of notes on the horn but I can't whistle very well - in either the "grimace" (tight-lipped) whistle or the "puffer" (pursed-lipped) whistle.

[@JoeHeaton-p7r]

Horn player here (6 years later) - I suck at whistling and have been playing horn for over 20 years. lol