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Izy Cheesman
Oboe
Trials - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Principal Oboe (2025 -) - Royal Ballet Sinfonia - Principal Oboe (2021-2024) Orchestral Experience ^ Denotes Principal - London Symphony Orchestra - English National Opera^ - BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra^ - Worthing Symphony Orchestra^ - Jersey Chamber Orchestra^ - London Firebird Orchestra^ - Fidelio Orchestra^ - Outcry Ensemble - City of Oxford Orchestra - Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra - Oxford Opera Company^ - Hampstead Garden Opera^ - Green Opera^ - Brixton Chamber Orchestra^ - Orion Orchestra^ - Orchestra for the Earth^ - London City Philharmonic^ - Academy of St Mary-le-Bow Chamber Orchestra^ - Marcel Sinfonia - London City Orchestra Musical Theatre/Commercial Work - Back to the Future: The Musical (West End, oboe/cor anglais dep) - Les Misérables in Concert (oboe/cor anglais) – MD Ben van Tienen - Phantom of the Opera in Concert (oboe/cor anglais) – MD Jennifer Whyte - A Christmas Carol: The Concert, UK Premiere Tour (cor anglais) - Siegfried Camerata – A Tribute to Queen - ABC: The Lexicon of Love UK Tour | |
Orchestral Training | |
- Sinfonia Smith Square (formerly Southbank Sinfonia) | 2022- 2023 |
- BBC Symphony Orchestra Pathways Scheme | 2019-2020 |
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Shoulder-To-Shoulder Scheme with RCM | 2017 |
- Kings College London Symphony Orchestra | |
- Royal College of Music (Symphony Orchestra^, Philharmonic Orchestra^, Chamber Orchestra^, Opera Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble^, Music Theatre Society^) | |
Outreach and Teaching Experience | |
- Tri-Borough Music Hub | 2018-Present |
• Workshop and Ensemble Assistant, Scholars Mentor, Individual and Whole-Class Woodwind Tutor | |
- Sinfonia Smith Square (formerly Southbank Sinfonia) | 2022- 2023 |
• Workshop Leader/Assistant | |
- Bromley Youth Music Hub | 2017-2022 |
• Wind Band Oboe Tutor, Individual and Whole-Class Woodwind Tutor | |
- Royal College of Music Sparks Department | 2019- 2020 |
• Workshop Assistant (Recorder Festival, Springboard Composition and Explorers Summer Courses) | |
- BBC Proms Extra | 2017, 2018 |
• Workshop Assistant and Steward | |
Chamber/Solo Work | |
- St Endellion Easter Music Festival | 2025 |
- Cockermouth Concert Tour with Endeli5 Quintet | 2024 |
- Clapham Chamber Concerts with Ensemble SW4 Quintet | 2023 |
- Fulham Fest with Comperio Winds Quintet | 2021 |
- Soloist: Ruth Gipps Oboe Concerto with Streatham St Bart’s Chamber Orchestra | 2025 |
- Soloist: Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto with The Academy of St Mary-le-Bow | 2024 |
- Soloist: Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto with Bridport Chamber Orchestra | 2024 |
- Soloist: Strauss Oboe Concerto with Somerset County Orchestra | 2023 |
- Soloist: Strauss Oboe Concerto with Orpington Symphony Orchestra | 2023 |
- Soloist: Bellini Oboe Concerto with Bromley Youth Chamber Orchestra | 2015 |
- Recital: St John’s, Catford | 2024, 2022 |
- Recital: St Saviour’s Church, Pimlico | 2024 |
- Recital: St Bride’s, Fleet Street | 2024 |
- Recital: St Michael’s, Highgate, ft. world premiere Siren for Solo Oboe by Jericho Wood | 2023 |
- Recital: Online for Nuova Concerts | 2021 |
- Recital: Croydon Minster Church | 2018 |
- Recital: The Globe Room, The V&A Museum, London | 2018 |
- Recital: St Stephen’s Church, Gloucester Road, Kensington | 2017 |
Recordings | |
- Soundtrack for 2022 Short Film: The Bower (Cor Anglais) | 2021 |
- World Premiere - Romantic Europe: The Virtual Exhibition: Romantic Sounds | 2021 |
- World Premiere - Bread from Heaven, The Choir of Farm Street Church, Mayfair | 2018 |
Awards | |
- Royal College of Music Scholar | 2017- 2019 |
- Ian Lombe Scholarship (RCM) | 2016 |
- Emma Rose Memorial Scholarship (RCM) | 2015 |
Education | |
- Royal College of Music: Master of Performance (Distinction) | 2021 |
- Royal College of Music: Bachelor of Music (Hons, 1st Class) | 2019 |
Teachers - Oboe: Olivier Stankiewicz, Juliana Koch, Fabien Thouand, John Anderson, David Theodore - Cor Anglais: Christine Pendrill, Jane Marshall |
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Instruments
Oboe, Cor Anglais, Oboe d'Amore