Naomi Atherton
Brass Adjudicator - Category Final
Ever since Naomi Atherton won the Brass final of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician 1984, she has been in constant demand as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral member.
Currently, Naomi holds posts as Principal Horn of Manchester Camerata, the Northern Chamber Orchestra, and as a member of the Sheffield based chamber group Ensemble 360.
Naomi’s solo career has included appearances with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic and Ulster orchestras and the Manchester Camerata, with whom she recently gave a live ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ broadcast of Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with James Gilchrist, conducted by Douglas Boyd. Naomi has appeared as a guest principal horn with many of Britain’s leading orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Scottish Chamber Orchestras.
As a chamber musician, she has partnered the Danel and Elias and Doric Quartets and has appeared at the Edinburgh, Bath, Cheltenham and festivals and at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms.
