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"Outstanding, striking the right balance between thoughtfulness and verve, planning and spontaneity ... an excellent tone and the ability and temperament to play heroically." -- American Record Guide [SMT 441] Masterpieces for Horn and Strings displays three of the leading works for the instrument by Benjamin Britten, Lars-Erik Larsson, and Gordon Jacob. Steven Gross has appeared on four continents as a soloist, chamber musician, and member of major orchestras. A former member of the Atlanta Symphony, National Symphony, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Gross is currently Principal Horn of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. His recent international solo appearances include the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Moscow Conservatory, and venues in Austria, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Kenya, and Switzerland. In the United States he has presented concerts and master classes at the Eastman School, Peabody and Oberlin Conservatories, and Indiana, Southern Methodist, Baylor, Penn State, Michigan, and Temple Universities, among others.