Ryan Roberts

RYAN ROBERTS was recently appointed Principal Oboe of the Los Angeles Philharmonic by Gustavo Dudamel. He previously served as the Solo English hornist of the New York Philharmonic for six seasons where he was recognized as a “pillar of the ensemble”, and praised for his “flawless poetry” and “eloquent”, “exquisite”, “alluring solo playing” by the New York Times. Ryan also served as Principal Oboe of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center (formerly “Mostly Mozart”), and has performed as guest Principal Oboe and English horn with many of the country’s leading orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra.

 

While in New York, Ryan was a member of the oboe faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, Bard College Conservatory of Music and Mannes School of Music, where he also conducted the Mannes Wind Orchestra. Ryan has worked with students in the US and abroad in masterclasses and seminars at The Juilliard School, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, The Glenn Gould School, the New World Symphony, Lynn University, and many others.