David John Pyatt (born 26 September 1973) is a

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player from Watford, England. In 1988, aged 14, he became the then youngest winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. In 1996 Gramophone Magazine announced David Pyatt as their Young Artist of the Year. Pyatt studied at Watford Grammar School for Boys, followed by

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''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 His subsequent solo career saw his debut at the

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in 1993 performing Strauss' Second Horn Concerto. In 2004, he played Strauss' First Horn Concerto at the Last Night of The Proms, and also appeared at the

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playing Weber's Concertino for Horn and Orchestra. Pyatt was Principal Horn of the

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from the 1998/9 season. In 2013, Pyatt joined the

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as joint principal. In 2019, he was appointed principal horn of the Orchestra of the

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, Covent Garden. Pyatt is Patron of Watford Philharmonic, as he grew up and still lives, in the area.

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at Concert Artist {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyatt, David John People educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys British classical horn players Living people 1974 births Academics of the Royal Academy of Music London Symphony Orchestra players Players of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Players of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Musicians from Watford Alumni of Selwyn College, Cambridge