Horn
Jon Gustely
Jon Gustely has held principal horn positions in major orchestras in Europe, the United States and Mexico. Before joining the Louisville Orchestra as Principal Horn in 2007, he was Principal Horn of the National Opera of Belgium under the batons of Sir John Pritchard and Sylvan Cambreling, the Mexico City Opera with Eduardo Mata, the Mexico City Philharmonic with Jorge Mester and the Orquesta Sinfonica de la Mineria with Carlos Miguel Prieto.
He is a frequent soloist and chamber musician in Europe, the United States and Mexico. Recent engagements have included Strauss’ Second Horn Concerto with the Mexico City Philharmonic, Strauss’ First Concerto with the Sinfonica de Monterrey, Haydn’s First Concerto with the Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra, and the Schumann Konzertstuck with the Orquesta Sinfonica de la Mineria.
Other prestigious orchestras that Jon has performed with include the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, St Louis Symphony, Cincinatti Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Jon recently accompanied the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal Horn on a European tour which included a live recording of the Mahler 2nd symphony in the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
Jon is a founding member of the wind octet Sinfonietta Ventus with whom he has toured Europe, the United States and Mexico and has also recorded 4 compact discs.
Recent chamber music collaborations include performances with the pianist Jorge Federico Osorio and the Latin American String Quartet and the Brahms Trio here in Louisville with pianist Nada Loutfi and violinist Robert Simmonds.
Jon was recently appointed adjunct horn faculty at Bellarmine University, here in Louisville.
He is a frequent soloist and chamber musician in Europe, the United States and Mexico. Recent engagements have included Strauss’ Second Horn Concerto with the Mexico City Philharmonic, Strauss’ First Concerto with the Sinfonica de Monterrey, Haydn’s First Concerto with the Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra, and the Schumann Konzertstuck with the Orquesta Sinfonica de la Mineria.
Other prestigious orchestras that Jon has performed with include the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, St Louis Symphony, Cincinatti Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Jon recently accompanied the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal Horn on a European tour which included a live recording of the Mahler 2nd symphony in the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
Jon is a founding member of the wind octet Sinfonietta Ventus with whom he has toured Europe, the United States and Mexico and has also recorded 4 compact discs.
Recent chamber music collaborations include performances with the pianist Jorge Federico Osorio and the Latin American String Quartet and the Brahms Trio here in Louisville with pianist Nada Loutfi and violinist Robert Simmonds.
Jon was recently appointed adjunct horn faculty at Bellarmine University, here in Louisville.
Scott Schiffer
Leger
Scott Schiffer Leger is a performer, teacher, and content creator currently performing in the Louisville Orchestra as Associate Principal/Third Horn. Prior to joining the Louisville Orchestra in 2022, Scott performed four seasons as a horn fellow in the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, FL, and held the position of Principal Horn of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra in Ithaca, NY.
An active teacher, Scott is on faculty at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music as an adjunct lecturer and regularly travels to give masterclass and present lectures at universities across the united states. In the 2024-25 season, Scott performed in recitals and masterclasses in Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and his home state of Texas.
Scott maintains an online presence as an artist and educator producing content for his YouTube channel, Instagram and TikTok pages. Under the username @scottlegerhorn, he serves an international audience of over 150,000 accounts, and has created over 1,000 videos, garnering tens of millions of views. He enjoys using the internet to build classical music audiences and hopes to build a platform to inspire horn-players and musicians of all ages to enjoy their craft.
Scott holds degrees in music performance and education from the Yale School of Music and Southern Methodist University.
An active teacher, Scott is on faculty at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music as an adjunct lecturer and regularly travels to give masterclass and present lectures at universities across the united states. In the 2024-25 season, Scott performed in recitals and masterclasses in Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and his home state of Texas.
Scott maintains an online presence as an artist and educator producing content for his YouTube channel, Instagram and TikTok pages. Under the username @scottlegerhorn, he serves an international audience of over 150,000 accounts, and has created over 1,000 videos, garnering tens of millions of views. He enjoys using the internet to build classical music audiences and hopes to build a platform to inspire horn-players and musicians of all ages to enjoy their craft.
Scott holds degrees in music performance and education from the Yale School of Music and Southern Methodist University.