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Classical oboist. Born in 1924 - Died 19 June 2014.
He studied at the [l290263] (1942-1943 & 1946-1947). After leaving the RCM, he played in The Midland Radio Orchestra until 1949, and followed this with two years with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a member of the Prometheus Ensemble and Musica Da Camera. Former Principal Oboe with the London Symphony Orchestra (1953-1986).
He was married to Madeleine Dring (first wife, died in 1977).

APPEARANCES +


Handel*, Marriner*
The Decca Legacy
2024, 19xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd, Decca
Antal Doráti*, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Mercury Masters - The Stereo Recordings
2023, 30xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Mercury,
Modern/Romantic/Classical
Pierre Monteux
Pierre Monteux - Complete Decca Recordings
2019, 24xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Decca,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
André Previn
The Classic André Previn - The Complete RCA And Columbia Album Collection
2018, 55xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Sony Classical,
Classical/Romantic/Modern/Musical
John Williams
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017, 2x Vinyl 180 Gram, ,
Score/Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic
Various - The Choir Of King's College Cambridge*, David Willcocks
The Complete Argo Recordings
2015, 29xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Decca, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Modern/Choral/Religious
Benjamin Britten
Britten 100: The Birthday Collection
2013, 10xCD, Comp, Mono, RE, The Intense Media, Documents
Britten*
The Complete Works For Voice
2013, 16xCD + Box, Comp, Decca
Tchaikovsky*, London Symphony Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Alwyn
1812 Overture · Capriccio Italien · Marche Slave · Swan Lake: Suite
2012, CD,
Romantic
Handel*
The Masterworks
2009, Box, Comp + 30xCD, Decca, ,
Baroque/Oratorio/Opera
Georg Friedrich Händel - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields*, Sir Neville Marriner
Feuerwerksmusik • Wassermusik • Concerti Grossi • Orgelkonzerte • U. A.
2009, 6xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Decca, Universal Music Group
John Williams
Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
2008, Box Set, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic/Score
Britten*
Britten Conducts Britten
2006, 7xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Decca, ,
Modern/Post-Modern
Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Eugene Goossens*
Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings / Les Illuminations / Nocturne
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Decca,
Modern/Art Song/Serenade/Nocturne/Orchestra
Debussy* - London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux
prélude à l'après-midi-d'un faune - Nocturnes - Images
2006, CD, Comp, Decca, Eloquence
Vaughan Williams*, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
The 9 Symphonies - Concerto Accademico - The Wasps: Overture
2003,
Charles Mackerras*, Handel*
Music For The Royal Fireworks [Original Version For Wind Instruments]
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Testament, ,
Baroque
Rossini* / Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields*, Neville Marriner*, Gaetano Donizetti, Luigi Cherubini, Vincenzo Bellini
Rossini: String Sonatas 1-6, Donizetti, Bellini, Cherubini
2001, 2xXRCD, Album, Comp, RE, RM, XRC, Decca, Universal Music Ltd., ,
Romantic
London Baroque
Mozart & Dvorak Wind Serenades
2000, CD, Testament
Gioacchino Rossini
Rossini: String Sonatas 1-6
1995, 2xCD, Comp, London Records
Rossini*, Donizetti*, Bellini*, Cherubini* - Sir Neville Marriner, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
String Sonatas 1-6
1995, 2xCD, Comp, London Records, ,
Romantic
London Symphony Orchestra - Zappa* Conducted By Kent Nagano
Zappa - Vol. I & II
1995, 2x CD, ,
Post-Modern
Rossini*, Donizetti*, Bellini*, Cherubini*, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields*, Neville Marriner*
String Sonatas 1-6
1991, 2x CD, ,
Romantic
Vivaldi* / Pergolesi*, The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge*, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, David Willcocks / Philip Ledger
Gloria/Magnificat / Magnificat
1990
Haydn*, Vivaldi*, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge*, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks*
Haydn: Nelson Mass, Vivaldi: Gloria
1988, CD, Comp, Decca
The Richard Hickox Orchestra, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Baroque Weekend
1988, LP, Comp, Decca, Decca, ,
Baroque
Haydn* / Vivaldi* / Handel*, Willcocks*, King's College Choir*
Nelson Mass / Gloria / Zadok The Priest
1988, ,
Baroque/Classical
The Richard Hickox Orchestra & The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Baroque Weekend
1987
Britten*, Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten - Nocturne, The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, A Birthday Hansel
1986, LP, Comp, RE, London Records, ,
Modern
Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
Serenade - Les Illuminations - Nocturne
1986, ,
Modern
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, St. Anthony Singers, Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach 4 cantates
1985, 2xLP, Decca
Johann Sebastian Bach - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields*, Orquesta De Cámara De Stuttgart*
Motete, BWV 228 · Cantata N.º 159 · La Pasión Según S. Mateo (Selección)
1985, ,
Baroque
Arnold Cooke
The Seamew
1983, LP, Album, Meridian (2)
Zappa* / The London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By Kent Nagano
The London Symphony Orchestra - Zappa Vol. 1
1983, ,
Post-Modern/Contemporary/Avantgarde
Pierre Monteux, Beethoven*, Schubert*, Brahms*, Tchaikovsky*, Debussy*, Ravel*
The Art Of Pierre Monteux
1983
Trevor Jones
The Dark Crystal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1982, 2x CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Antonio Vivaldi, Joseph Haydn, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Joachim Quantz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gala-Konzert
1981, 2xLP, Comp, Decca, ,
Classical/Baroque/Romantic
John Williams (4), London Symphony Orchestra
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
1980,
Soundtrack/Score
Handel*, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner*
Music For The Royal Fireworks - Water Music - Concerto
1979, 3xLP, Comp + Box, Argo (2), Argo (2), ,
Baroque
Georg Friedrich Händel, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Handel
1979
Academy Of St Martin In The Fields* , directed by Neville Marriner*
Italian Concertos
1978, 2xLP, Gat, L'Oiseau-Lyre
Georg Friedrich Händel, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields*, Neville Marriner*
Orchesterwerke Und Konzerte
1977, 11xLP, Comp + Box, Decca
John Williams (4), The London Symphony Orchestra*
Star Wars
1977, 12", 20th Century Records, 20th Century Records, ,
Soundtrack/Modern Classical/Contemporary
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner*
Festival Barroco
1977, 3xLP, Comp + Box, Decca
John Williams (4), The London Symphony Orchestra*
Star Wars
1977, 2x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Neo-Romantic
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner*
A Baroque Festival
1977
Paul Chihara, Buell Neidlinger, London Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner*
Grass (Concerto For Double Bass And Orchestra) / Ceremony I / Ceremony III
1974, ,
Contemporary/Orchestra/Concerto
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner*
Jubileumuitgave - 12½ Jaar - Concerti Grossi En Soloconcerten Van Locatelli-Torelli-Albicastro-Avison-Manfredini-Albinoni-Vivaldi-Telemann-Loeillet-Bellini-Grétry
1973, ,
Baroque/Romantic
Beethoven*, Carlo Maria Giulini, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus*
Choral Symphony - Symphony No.9 In D Minor - Symphony No.8 In F
1973, ,
Classical/Romantic/Symphony/Orchestra/Choral
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner*
Solokonzerte Des Barock
1973
The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge* Directed By David Willcocks
The World Of King's
1972, LP, Comp, Argo (2)
Vaughan Williams*, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony" / Tuba Concerto In F Minor
1972, ,
Modern/Neo-Romantic/Symphony/Concerto/Orchestra
The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge* Directed By David Willcocks
The World Of King's
1972, ,
Renaissance/Baroque
J.S. Bach*, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Neville Marriner*, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Bach: Cantatas No. 159 & 170
1966, ,
Baroque/Cantata/Choral
Vivaldi* / Pergolesi* - Elizabeth Vaughan, Janet Baker, Ian Partridge, Christopher Keyte, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner*, David Willcocks, The Choir Of King's College Cambridge*
Gloria / Magnificat
1966, ,
Baroque
Haydn* - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields* Directed By Neville Marriner* With Barry Tuckwell
Concertos For Horn
1966, Vinyl, ,
Classical
The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields* Directed By Neville Marriner*, Cherubini*, Vivaldi*, Geminiani*, Bellini*, Corelli*
Italian Concertos
1965
Handel* - The Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields* Directed By Neville Marriner*
Concertos For Oboe And Strings
1965
Karl Haas, Conjunto Barroco De Londres*, Albinoni*, Scarlatti*
Karl Haas Dirigiendo El Conjunto Barroco De Londres
1964, 7", Single, Pye Records, Pye Records
Handel* - The Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields*, Neville Marriner*
Concertos For Wind And Strings Opus 3
1964, ,
Baroque
Britten*, Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra
Nocturne, Op.60
1963, ,
Modern
London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux / Debussy*
Images For Orchestra / Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien - Fragments Symphoniques
1963
Britten* / Peter Pears Tenor, With London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Benjamin Britten
Nocturne - Four Sea Interludes - Passacaglia (Peter Grimes)
1960, ,
Modern
Beethoven* / Karl Haas Conducting The London Baroque Ensemble*
Wind Music
1959
Karl Haas, London Baroque Ensemble, Albinoni*, Alessandro Scarlatti
Karl Haas Conducting The London Baroque Ensemble
1958, 7", Single, Pye Records
The London Baroque Ensemble*, Karl Haas
Albinoni / Pergolesi / Scarlatti / Tartini / Vivaldi
1958
Händel*, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields*, Neville Marriner* / Iona Brown
Orgelconcert Nr. 4 / Hoboconcerten Nrs. 1 En 2 / Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba / Harpconcert Nr. 6
LP, Comp, Argo (2)
J.S. Bach* - Janet Baker • John Shirley-Quirk • Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields* • Neville Marriner*
Cantatas 170, 82 & 159
CD, Album, RE, RM, RP, Decca
Handel* / Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields*, Neville Marriner*
Water Music - Music For The Royal Fireworks - Concerti Grossi - Organ Concerti - Oboe Concerti
8xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box, London Records
Vivaldi* / Pergolesi* • The Choir Of King's College Cambridge* • The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Gloria / Magnificat
LP, RE, Argo (2)
Antonio Vivaldi / Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Gloria • Magnificat (Um 1710-1735)
LP, Decca
Handel*, The Wind Virtuosi Of England / The Virtuosi Of England / Arthur Davison
Music For The Royal Fireworks - Concerti Grossi Op. 3 Nos. 2 And 5
,
Baroque
Igor Kipnis , Mozart* / Haydn*, The London Strings · Neville Marriner*
Concerto No. 9 In E-Flat Major, K. 271 / Concerto In D Major, Op. 21
Various
English Accents: Oboe Players Active In England In The 1950s
2012, CD, Album, Oboe Classics
Various
The Oboe 1903-1953
2005, 2xCD, Album, Oboe Classics