zia ). ▁His ▁sister ▁Sa š a ▁Mak ar ová ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁painter ▁living ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁Austria . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S lov ak ▁film ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁Erik ▁R als ke ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁classical ▁horn ▁player . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁principal ▁horn ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁Orchestra ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁following ▁sevent een ▁seasons ▁as ▁third ▁horn ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic . ▁He ▁was ▁featured ▁horn ▁solo ist ▁of ▁the ▁M ET ' s ▁production ▁of ▁Wagner ' s ▁Ring ▁Cy cle , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁solo ist ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra ' s ▁Phil harm onic ▁Quint et ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁R als ke , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York , ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁associate ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁Houston ▁Sym phony ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Sym phony , ▁Florida ▁Sym phony , ▁and ▁Tul sa ▁Phil harm onic . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁offered