Gordon Hunt

Oboe

Gordon Hunt was born in London and studied with Terence MacDonagh. He performs throughout the world as soloist and conductor, directs master classes, and plays with renowned chamber ensembles. He has a distinguished orchestral career as Principal Oboe of the London Chamber Orchestra and formerly, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the London Philharmonic. He is also Principal Oboe of the World Orchestra for Peace.

Regarded as one of the world's leading oboists, he has appeared as soloist with conductors such as Ashkenazy, Sir Andrew Davis, Giulini, Kondrashin, Muti, Sir John Pritchard, Sir Simon Rattle, Sinopoli and Welser-Möst. A critic wrote of a performance of the Mozart Oboe Concerto in Berlin "With his crystal clear, aristocratic tone, he undoubtedly ranks as one of the greatest exponents of his instrument". For four decades he has performed concertos and recitals on six continents. In 2005 he played the Adagio from Albinoni’s D minor concerto at the Service of Dedication and Prayer to celebrate the marriage of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. In 2008 he was soloist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, televised live to over thirty million homes across the world.

Gordon Hunt has recorded a wide range of music for BMG, EMI and Virgin, including all of Mozart’s solo music. His recording of the Richard Strauss Concerto with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca) was named the finest available by the PenguinCD Guide. He has made several recordings for BIS, including “elevazione”, a very successful disc of popular concertos, which he also directed.

As a conductor, he is becoming widely known. He has been Music Director of the Danish Chamber Players and the Swedish Chamber Winds. He has conducted the National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of South Africa, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Danish Radio Sinfonietta and Southbank Sinfonia in London, and in the Budapest Spring Festival. In 2011 and 2012 he conducted in Brazil, toured with the winds of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and in Tbilisi, Georgia. Between 2014 and 2018 he will conduct in Japan, Macau, New Zealand, Brazil, Romania, Slovenia, the UK and in America.

Over five years, he will also be undertaking engagements in Germany, Italy, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Panama, China, Singapore and Australia as well as Great Britain.

Gordon Hunt is Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and is much in demand for advice from students and professionals worldwide. He is a member of the jury for the International Oboe Competition of Japan. In 2010 he was designated a UNESCO Artist for Peace.

In his free time, he is passionate about fly fishing for trout and salmon.

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Instruments
Oboe, Cor Anglais, Oboe d'Amore