Ben Goldscheider has premiered over 70 new works for horn, spanning concerti, solo, chamber, and cross-genre projects—most recently with artist Anish Kapoor as part of his exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. In the 2026–27 season, he gives the world premiere of Gwilym Simcock’s Triple Concerto alongside Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms. The work is subsequently performed with the Sofia Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Ben later returns to the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere of Britta Byström’s Horn Concerto No. 2. Other highlights include performances of Anna Clyne’s Sirens, written for Ben, with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and the Arctic Chamber Orchestra as well as Strauss’ Horn Concerto No. 1 with the Munich Chamber Orchestra. He also makes his debut with BBC Philharmonic and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa, with Ryan Bancroft.

Recent highlights include the world premiere of Laurence Osborn’s Horn Concerto with Manchester Camerata, debuts with Magdeburg Philharmonic (Christian Øland) performing Gavin Higgins’ Horn Concerto, a chamber music tour with Alina Ibragimova and Denes Varjon and a return to BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Ben has given recitals at major concert halls across Europe, including the Concertgebouw, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Kölner Philharmonie, Musikverein, Pierre Boulez Saal, Southbank Centre and the Wigmore Hall. As a soloist, he has appeared with orchestras such as the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Britten Sinfonia, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Lucerne Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Prague Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Tokyo Philharmonic, and the Ulster Orchestra.

Ben is Principal Horn of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and a Principal Player of Camerata Pacifica. He is also a a member of the Boulez Ensemble. He holds a professorship at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

Born in London in 1997, Ben studied at the Royal College of Music Junior Department with Susan Dent and in 2020 Ben completed his studies with honours at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin with Radek Baborák. He was a prize-winner at the 2019 YCAT International Auditions, Concerto Finalist in the 2016 BBC Young Musician Competition, and an ECHO Rising Star for the 2021/22 season nominated by the Barbican, London.