...rather a long time ago...
When I was five my parents thought it would be a good idea if I learned the piano. I didn`t! The only one`s who were interested in my piano playing were the cows in the field next to our house, who would come to the fence and listen. They were obviously tone-deaf!
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Biography
Nigel Downing was born in England. At the age of ten he wanted to learn the trumpet, but the school didn't have any left. "Start on the horn, you can always change later!" was the response. He won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London, and a year later was freelancing with some of the leading British orchestras.
At age twenty-two he became co-principal horn at the State Opera in Darmstadt, Germany, before moving to the Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich, Switzerland in 1987. For 5 years he played as utility player principal, second and third horns, and principal horn in the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
He now plays third horn in the Tonhalle Orchestra. Since 1992 he has been teaching horn and chamber music at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
He also holds regular workshops in Zürich and a summer chamber music course in Blonay, Switzerland with the Arlequin Ensemble.
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