James Ferree

James Ferree is a horn player scheduled to appear as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in September 2026, performing Richard Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1. Beyond this listed appearance, we do not have verified biographical details to share about his training or career.

On this program the horn takes center stage in Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1, a piece the composer wrote as a young man for his father, an accomplished horn player. Listeners can expect a soloist navigating long, singing lines that call for both a bright, heroic sound in the upper register and a warm, rounded tone lower down, since the horn's range covers both. The concerto moves without pause between three connected sections, opening with a fanfare-like gesture before settling into more lyrical territory. The rest of the evening surrounds the concerto with orchestral works: Weber's shimmering overture to the opera Oberon, and Schumann's First Symphony, nicknamed the "Spring" symphony for its buoyant energy.