Ian Bousfield is a brass soloist, conductor and pedagogue
He was formerly principal trombone of the Vienna Philharmonic and London Symphony.
As a soloist he has appeared with, amongst others, Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir Neville Marriner and Kent Nagano with the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony, London Philharmonic and the BBC Philharmonic. He has recorded for EMI, Chandos and Camerata.
Ian is regarded as one of the world’s foremost brass conductors. He has conducted the Oslo Philharmonic, Liceu Opera, Danish Radio Symphony, Copenhagen Opera, Sonderborg Symphony, Bern Symphony, Norlands Opera and the New World Symphony.
Ian is professor of trombone at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern and the Royal Academy of Music. His former students have gone on to join top orchestras and have won the most prestigious competitions including the ARD and Royal Overseas League. His book and video series Unlocking the Trombone Code has been met with great critical acclaim.
Ian is a brass coach for the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and a regular coach of the New World Symphony, two things that lie very close to his heart. He was awarded the ITA award in 2012, a lifetime honour from the International Trombone Association.
In 2019 Ian was appointed Chair of the first ever Tchaikovsky Competition for Brass at the invitation of Valery Gergiev.