
Philip Cobb
Principal Trumpet of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, formerly Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra (appointed at age 21)
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Jul 31, 2026
Fully Scored | Ep. 82 – Trumpet Chat
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Philip CobbGUEST
I mean, you were somebody I, you know, hugely admired, admire, and certainly as a young Salvation Army boy, and that might sound like I'm...

Philip CobbGUEST
Putting down that tradition or where I came from, I'm still extremely proud of it.

Philip CobbGUEST
But I didn't know anything about orchestras and how to play in an orchestra or even think about playing the trumpet, really.

Philip CobbGUEST
But there were books you used to send to the family, etc., etc., which I can only thank you for the recordings.

Philip CobbGUEST
One is, is there a particular recording you've done that you're most proud of? but the second one that I this is a bit of a you talk about geeking out over mouthpieces but this is my sort of geek moment because I the other another trumpet player I grew up idolising was of course Morris Murphy And when I was fortunate enough to get the first trumpet job at the LSO, when I landed that, I thought, wow, this is me set.
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