Esben Lindhardt Toft

Esben Lindhardt Toft was born in Vrå, Denmark and began his musical education by first playing cornet then tenor horn, and ultimately changed to French horn at age 14. He attended Musical Preparatory School at MGK Nord in Aalborg, Denmark as a student of Erik Sandberg, Principal horn of Aalborg Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with many Scandinavian ensembles including the Danish Chamber Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Orkester Norden, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, and Orkester Midtvest and has participated in masterclasses with Frøydis Ree Wekre, Raimund Zell, and Thomas Hauschild. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree with Thomas Kjelldén at Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen and Prof. Thomas Hauschild at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater ”Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ in Leipzig. He is currently studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Jakob Keiding, Principal horn of Copenhagen Philharmonic.