Erik Ralske is an American classical horn player. He has been principal horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2010, following seventeen seasons as third horn of the New York Philharmonic. He was featured horn soloist of the MET's production of Wagner's Ring Cycle,[1] and was a soloist on several occasions with the New York Philharmonic. He is also a member of the orchestra's Philharmonic Quintet of New York.
Ralske, a native of Long Island, New York,[2] studied at the Juilliard School where he received his Bachelor of Music Degree in 1980 and his Master of Music in 1982.[3] Prior to joining the New York Philharmonic in 1993, he was associate principal of the Houston Symphony as well as principal of the Vancouver Symphony, Florida Symphony, and Tulsa Philharmonic.[4] In July 2010 he was offered two principal horn positions in the same week—with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He opted to remain in New York and took up his appointment with the Met at the start of the 2010/2011 season.[5]
He has been a member of the faculty at the Juilliard School since 2012 and also teaches at Mannes College The New School for Music, and the Manhattan School of Music.[3]
Recordings
editRalske's recordings as solo or principal horn include:
- Moravec: Cool Fire. Naxos Records 8559393
- Take 9 (American Horn Quartet, New York Philharmonic Horns). MSR Classics 1089
- Audra McDonald: Build A Bridge. Nonesuch Records 79862
References
edit- ^ Lignana Rosenberg, Marion Lignana (24 April 2013). "Met closes Ring cycle with a grand and satisfying Götterdämmerung". The Classical Review. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Kloss, Marilyn Bone (February 2011). "SCMEA Day of Horn". The Horn Call. Retrieved 14 January 2014 (subscription required).
- ^ a b The Juilliard Journal (September 2012). "Juilliard Welcomes New Members of the Faculty". Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Met Orchestra Musicians: Erik Ralske Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Wakin, Daniel J. (12 July 2010) "French Horn Player to Join Metropolitan Opera" The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2014.