Anthony Halstead, born 18 June 1945 in Manchester, England, is a British classical horn player who studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Manchester College of Music, where he specialized in the horn under Sydney Coulston. He first gained prominence as the principal horn of the English Chamber Orchestra from 1972 to 1986, later joining the London Symphony Orchestra. His discography includes Mozart : Horn Concertos (1994) with The Academy of Ancient Music and Christopher Hogwood and Bach : Six Symphonies Op. 18 (2001) with the Hanover Band. Halstead has also conducted ensembles, including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and led orchestras in Scandinavia, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Spain.
