Proclaimed by The New Criterion as the ‘king of his instrument’, Stefan Dohr is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest horn players. In addition to being Principal Horn of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Dohr has collaborated as a soloist with the world’s leading conductors and has performed with orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, among many others.

Dohr’s extensive discography includes The Yellow Shark with Ensemble Modern and Frank Zappa (Barking Pumpkin Records); Schumann’s Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra with Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (RCA Red Seal); Toshio Hosokawa’s horn concerto Moment of blossoming with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Naxos); music for horn and piano by Franz and Richard Strauss with Markus Becker (Campanella Musica); the complete Mozart horn concertos with Camerata Schulz; and Weber’s Concertino for horn and orchestra with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester.

Stefan Dohr studied in Essen and Cologne, starting his professional career at the age of nineteen as Principal Horn of the Oper Frankfurt, during which time he also frequently appeared as a guest artist with Ensemble Modern. He held the position of Principal Horn at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Bayreuth and Lucerne Festival orchestras before taking up his current post in 1993.