Rob Gladstones
MetSO Conductor and Artist Rob Gladstones (Photo Credit : Nik Babic)
Rob Gladstones was born in Perth. He began learning Violin and Euphonium at age 7 before settling on the Horn at 13. He studied Horn at the Canberra School of Music with Hector MacDonald, graduating in 1985. During his student years he was a member of the West Australian Youth Orchestra, the Canberra Youth Orchestra and the Australian Youth Orchestra.
He took up the position of 2nd Horn in the Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra (Now the Opera Australian Orchestra) in 1986 and was appointed Associate Principal in 1988. During his time in Sydney he played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra as well as Chamber Music, Musicals and many soundtrack and jingle recordings. He moved back to Perth in 1989 to take up the position of Associate Principal Horn with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra moving to his current position of Principal 3rd Horn in 1995. He has performed as soloist with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Fremantle Chamber Orchestra,South Side Symphony Orchestra, National Capital Orchestra (Canberra) and recently performed Wagner’s Ring Cycle with the Australian Opera and Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane. Rob teaches Horn at the University of Western Australia.
Rob also enjoys conducting and is the Musical Director of the Combined Districts Concert Band and from 2021-2023 he was Musical Director of the South Side Symphony Orchestra.
When he is not playing, conducting or teaching horn he is busy repairing and servicing brass instruments!
Rob will also be back with us in the Spring, this time on our podium, for the second of our MetSO Young Artist Concert Series for 2024 :
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