David Jolley
Phone: (336)631-1524
Email: jolleyd@ncarts.edu

David Jolley has been acclaimed as one of his generation’s most notable horn players. The New York Times described him as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician of “remarkable virtuosity,” and Gramophone magazine has hailed him as “a soloist second to none.” His recital appearances throughout the United States include performances at New York’s 92nd St. “Y” and Alice Tully Hall. He is a frequent guest artist with the musicians from Marlboro, Guarneri Quartet, Beaux Arts Trio, and the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center.

Recent orchestral engagements include the Detroit Symphony, The Phoenix Symphony, The Memphis Symphony, The Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and the Kamerata Chamber Orchestra of Athens. Mr. Jolley recently premiered Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra with the Rochester Philharmonic, and performed it in Carnegie Hall with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has performed at summer festivals such as Dartington Hall in England, Madeira Bach in Portugal, Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival, Marlboro and the Aspen Festival. The first hornist ever to be chosen for the Affiliate Artist Residency Program, David Jolley has also won the Concert Artists Guild Award and the Heldenleben International Horn Competition.

Mr. Jolley’s numerous recordings include more than two dozen CDs with Orpheus, including Mozart Concerti, for Deutsche Grammophon, and a series of solo albums. Mr. Jolley received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School. In addition to teaching at NCSA, he also serves on the faculties of the Colburn School, Mannes College of Music and Queens College-CUNY.