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David John Pyatt, born on September 26, 1973 in Watford, England, is a French horn player. At age 14, he became the youngest winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1988. Pyatt studied at Watford Grammar School for Boys and Selwyn College, Cambridge. His solo career began with his debut performance at the BBC Proms in 1993, where he played Strauss' Second Horn Concerto. In 2004, he performed Strauss' First Horn Concerto at the Last Night of The Proms and appeared at the Edinburgh Festival playing Weber's Concertino for Horn and Orchestra. Pyatt served as Principal Horn of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 1998/9 season until 2013 when he joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra as joint principal. In 2019, he was appointed principal horn of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.