Elspeth Dutch
WMSO Soloist

Elspeth was born in 1980 and at the age of 9 began learning the horn with Simon de Souza. When she was 14 she was awarded a scholarship with the Berkshire Young Musicians Trust and at 17 made her London concerto debut at St. John's, Smith Square.

After leaving school she took up a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she studied with Richard Bissill, Hugh Seenan and Jeff Bryant. During her time at the Guildhall she was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra with whom she toured Europe, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. In her final year at the Guildhall she won the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers Brass Prize and upon graduating with a first class honours degree was awarded the Phillip Jones Brass Award.

Whilst still a student, Elspeth worked with the London Symphony Orchestra and was on trial for principal horn with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In October 2002 she was appointed first horn with the CBSO and since then has performed with the orchestra in venues throughout the UK, Europe and Japan. Recently, Elspeth has increasingly found herself in demand as a soloist and chamber musician, both in the UK and abroad, performing with the CBSO, the Orchestra of the Swan, the Adderbury Ensemble, and the Sinfonia of Birmingham amongst others.