Sarah Willis: a portrait
Horn player Sarah Willis has been a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2001 and is also known to audiences as a charming and humorous presenter of family concerts. In this short film portrait, Willis explains how she decided on the French horn as her instrument when she was 14.
In 2001, horn player Sarah Willis became a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker – the first woman ever in the brass section of the orchestra. In this film, the musician talks about her childhood and youth in Russia, America and England, remembers her exciting audition with the Philharmoniker and explains why, after early piano lessons, she decided on the French horn, which had long been regarded as an “instrument for boys”.
A film by Benedikt von Bernstorff and Jakob von Bernstorff (2018)
Sarah Willis
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