Sarah Willis with Havana Lyceum Orchestra/Jose Antonio Mendez Padron Mozart Y Mambo (Alpha-Classics)
Sarah Willis has been a horn player with the Berlin Philharmonic since 2001. She was even surprised when she won the audition! At the end of the audition when everyone came out and congratulated me, I was actually thinking, what? Why are they congratulating me? The other guy got it, and they said, no, you got the job. And then somebody said, you are the first woman in the Berlin Philharmonic brass section. I thought, Oh, goodness, yes. So I am! I ve got to call my mom.
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Best of 2020: Classical CDs
Twelve of the year s best classical releases
by Graham RicksonSaturday, 26 December 2020
Composer Christopher Willis
My first shortlist had 27 discs on it, but, after much soul-searching, I’ve whittled it down to 12. These are all physical releases: I like being able to read sleeve notes in print as opposed to a screen, and CDs do sound better. Here goes:
My first shortlist had 27 discs on it, but, after much soul-searching, I’ve whittled it down to 12. These are all physical releases: I like being able to read sleeve notes in print as opposed to a screen, and CDs do sound better. Here goes: