Joseph Anderer is principal horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and has performed in the horn section since 1984. Mr. Anderer is also a founding member of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble and the Orchestra of St. Luke's.
Professor Anderer was a frequent performer with the New York Philharmonic for 14 seasons, and participated in many concerts, recordings and tours in the USA and to over 20 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America, under such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Eugen Jochum, Erich Leinsdorf, Thomas Schippers, Carlo Maria Giulini and Klaus Tennstedt, and Zubin Mehta.
He was also a member of the Boehm Quintette for many years, and premiered many works composed for that ensemble, including compositions by Ralph Shapey, Charles Wuorinen, Ben Weber, Norman Dello Joio, John Lewis, Don Stewart, Lucia Dlugoszewski and Irwin Bazelon. As soloist, he has appeared with the Orchestra of St. Luke's in Carnegie Hall and at the Caramoor Festival, Bargemusic, Inc., the Mt. Desert Island Festival, the New York Chamber Soloists, the Seacliff Chamber Players, and many others. Professor Anderer was heard in Schubert's "Auf dem Strom" with Hermann Prey and James Levine at Herr Prey's last New York recital prior to his death. He was also soloist in the American premier of Benjamin Britten's "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's.
Links:
- Anderer Discuss the Art of Brass with Program Director Sean Reed
- Wagner's Ring Cycle Leitmotifs, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Met Opera Brass: "Waltzes, Songs, & Festive Scenes"
- Meet The Musicians: Joseph Anderer and the Orchestra of St. Luke's