Ian Bousfield Explained

Ian Bousfield
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:1964 2, df=y
Birth Place:York, England
Instrument:Trombone
Genre:Classical

Ian Bousfield (born 16 February 1964, York, England) is an English musician who has held positions as Principal Trombone with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra. Also a pedagogue, Bousfield is an instructor in the music division at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern, Switzerland.[1]

Early life and education

Bousfield was born in York, England, and began playing the trombone at the age of seven, taught by his father. He became principal trombonist in the National Youth Brass Band at age 13, and for four years, principal with the Yorkshire Imperial Band, during which time they won the British, National and Yorkshire championships.

In 1979, Bousfield became the youngest winner ever of the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship.

Orchestral playing

In 1980 Bousfield joined the European Union Youth Orchestra where he spent two years under Claudio Abbado. He spent only six months studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama before he was appointed Principal Trombone at the Hallé Orchestra in March 1983.

In 1988 at the age of 24, Bousfield was appointed principal trombonist of the London Symphony Orchestra, taking over from the veteran Denis Wick. At the time, Denis Wick said, "he is an extremely accomplished player and what he is short on by way of experience, if he is, he is bright enough to get together very quickly."[2]

In 1999 he won an audition for the principal trombone position with the Vienna State Opera/Vienna Philharmonic, where he performed until leaving in 2012 to devote more time to his teaching and solo careers.[3]

Teaching

Bousfield was appointed professor of trombone at the Royal Academy of Music in 1992, and has since been awarded Honorary Membership. In 2011, he began teaching at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern, Switzerland.[4]

His book Unlocking The Trombone Code, which describes Bousfield's pedagogical ideas and methods, has been published by Warwick Music.[5]

Solo performances

In 1984 Bousfield performed Elgar Howarth's trombone concerto with the Yorkshire Imperial Band for broadcast on BBC Radio 3. And in 1985 he played the first British performance of Gunther Schuller's trombone concerto, Eine kleine Posaunenmusik, with the Halle Orchestra conducted by the composer.

In March 2007 Bousfield gave the premiere of Stargazer, a concerto for trombone and orchestra by British composer Jonathan Dove, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.[6]

In September 2008, Bousfield gave several performances of Nino Rota's Trombone Concerto with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Riccardo Muti, in Vienna, Tokyo, and Lucerne.[7]

Discography

Solo recordings

Recordings as featured soloist

Orchestral recordings

Bousfield's orchestral recordings are numerous, but the highlights include the "Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace" recording with the LSO (BMG, 1997), the tenor horn solo in Mahler's 7th Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas and the LSO (Sony, 1999), the large trombone solo in Mahler's 3rd Symphony with Pierre Boulez and the VPO (DG, 2003), and with the same forces, the live Mahler 2nd symphony, particularly the final movement.

Also notable are his recordings with the LSO Brass, particularly "American Brass".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klassik. hkb-musik.ch. de. 11 November 2017.
  2. interview with The Trombonist magazine of the British Trombone Society
  3. Web site: Philharmonic Journal. wienerphilharmoniker.at. 11 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Staff – Ian Bousfield – Royal Academy of Music. ram.ac.uk. 11 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Bousfield: Unlocking The Trombone Code – Warwick Music. warwickmusic.com. 11 November 2017.
  6. News: From twinkling night skies to tired wind. Rye. Matthew. The Daily Telegraph. 12 March 2007. 11 November 2017. 0307-1235.
  7. News: Bousfield impresses with Rota. Read. David. British Trombone Society. 11 November 2017.

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