Have you ever wondered why does the oboe begin? How is the starting note decided? With electronic tuning, is the ritual still needed?

The oboe player is sometimes asked to play the cor anglais (literally: "English Horn"). This instruments is very similar to the oboe but lower and mellower.

As the number of string players grew in the orchestra, the flute replaced the quiet recorder. The oboe brought complex, ...

If you’ve ever watched the film Amadeus, you’ve heard Celia Nicklin playing the oboe with the Academy of St Martin in the ...

And then I landed the sub-principal oboe job in the BBC Phil job sitting between Marios Argiros and Gill Callow, which was a total dream come true- I learned so much about orchestral playing and ...

A musician from Lancashire is celebrating 70 years playing with orchestras in two towns. Oboe player Patricia Chippendale, who started playing the instrument aged nine and plays for orchestras in ...

Music from the 18th century. This programme is dedicated to quartets for oboe and string trios from the decades around 1800.

An curved arrow pointing right. A specialized woodwind with a wistful yet powerful tone, the oboe is one of the most expensive instruments you can buy. Professional-grade oboes can sell for almost ...