Vitali Mikhailovich Bujanovsky was the principal horn in the Leningrad Philharmonic, a winner of the International Reicha Competition (Prague, 1953), a Gold Medal Winner of the International Competition (Vienna, 1959), an acclaimed teacher, and an accomplished orchestrator and composer.

Bujanovsky appeared widely as a soloist and chamber player. In 1970, he played ALL four Mozart Horn concerti, the Concert Rondo and the E major fragment - in one concert.

Not only did he train an entire generation of Russian hornists, but students and devotees from around the world came to study with him.