Ruth Contractor

Oboe

Studied:
                                                Royal Northern College of Music. Gained GRNCM (Graduate diploma) and                                                 PPRNCM (Professional Performance diploma). Teachers: Peter Graeme,                                                 Robin Canter.

                                                Manchester University. Gained BMus degree with Honours.

                                                Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart. Gained                                                 Postgraduate degree. Professor Ingo Goritzki.

Principal Oboe experience.

                                                Principal oboe of Scottish Ballet. Position held since Feb 2007.

                                                Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Recordings include Schubert C Major with
                                                Sir Charles Mackerras. Numerous concerts and broadcasts.

                                                Orchestra Mozart. Orchestra based in Bologna, invited by Claudio Abbado                                                 to play principal. Recordings include CD with Anna Nebtrenko in Mozart                                                 arias and with Martha Argerich in Mozart Piano concertos.

                                                Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Recordings and concerts with Claudio                                                 Abbado and Daniel Harding. Festivals in Aix en Provence and Ferrara.

                                                Frankfurt Opera.

                                                Budapest Festival Orchestra, concerts and broadcasts in Hungary and                                                 Europe.

                                                Manchester Camerata. Recording of Mozart last 3 symphonies with                                                 Douglas Boyd.

                                                Hallé orchestra.

                                                City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

                                                English Chamber Orchestra.

                                                Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

                                                Britten Sinfonia.

                                                Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

                                                BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

                                                Royal Ballet Sinfonia. (Birmingham Royal Ballet)

                                                City of London Sinfonia.

                                                English National Ballet.

                                                English Touring Opera.

                                                Orchestra of St John's.

                                                Irish Chamber Orchestra.

                                                Worthing Symphony Orchestra.

                                                Chroma Ensemble.

                                                Sussex Opera.

                                                Music Theatre Wales.

Second oboe and Cor anglais experience.

                                                Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Numerous recordings, concerts and                                                 broadcasts.

                                                Berliner Philharmoniker.

                                                Philharmonia Orchestra.

                                                BBC Symphony Orchestra.

                                                Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

                                                Royal Opera House Orchestra.

                                                BBC Concert Orchestra.

                                                Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

                                                BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra.

                                                BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

                                                English National Opera.

                                                Opera North.

                                                Northern Sinfonia.

Solo Work.
                                                Concertos and chamber concerts for English Mozart Ensemble. Bach                                                 Double concerto for Oboe and Violin, Bax Oboe Quintet, Finzi Oboe                                                 Quartet.

                                                Concertos for Brandenburg Sinfonia. Bach Double concerto for Oboe and                                                 Violin, Albinoni oboe concerto.

Chamber Music.
                                                Played with English String Quartet in their Chamber music festival. Mozart                                                 Piano and Wind.

                                                Played and recorded wind serenades with Deutsche Blaser Soloisten in                                                 concerts in Germany and Europe.

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Instruments
Oboe, Cor Anglais, Remote Recording