David Cooper (host)

Yeah, there can never be too many David Coopers.

I found you on the show talking about your journey, and I'm like, what is a French horn player going to have to say about his journey?

I was shocked and delighted.

Your story is one of like perseverance and staying with your craft and dealing with adversity.

And I want to talk to you a little bit about your path and your history and how you ended up like a French horn player for the L.A.

Philharmonic.

Oh, man, I'd love to.

Yeah, ask away.

So what got you interested in classical music in the first place as a young person?

Well, it was always on our radio when I was growing up.

I think the classical radio station, the public radio was like really instrumental in me hearing a wide range and spectrum of classical music and also having a mom that was clued into it.

So my mom played flute and piano and her mom played, so my grandma played French horn.

My uncle played French horn.

And my mom wanted to play French horn, but she was four foot tense or she wasn't allowed to.

They said, you're too short.

And then if you know any short people, she was like, no, I'm not.

So she's sitting there and she's being dominated by a horn.

Like she's like barely can hold the thing.

Yeah.

I was just too big for her.