Julia Rose
Associate Prinicpal Horn
Julia Rose has been Associate Principal Horn of the Columbus Symphony since 1997. A Minnesota native, she received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, where she was a student of Douglas Hill. Upon graduation she became a member of the New World Symphony in Miami, FL, where she played for 3 years before joining the Columbus Symphony. In addition to performing regularly with the Columbus Symphony, she has also performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and the San Francisco Symphony.
Besides her orchestral playing, Julia has also won 1st prize (professional division) at the IWBC Solo Competition, as well as 2nd place and finalist at 2 American Horn Competitions (now called the International Horn Competition of the Americas). She has appeared twice as a concerto soloist with the New World Symphony. She maintains a busy private horn studio at her home in Dublin, where she lives with her husband, their 3 children, and a rescue dog named Lady.