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Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751 : Italy) Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Soloists: Frank de Bruine Record label: Decca

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751 : Italy) Ensemble: New Seasons Ensemble Soloists: Albrecht Mayer Record label: Decca Catalogue ID: 478 0313

Ennio Morricone (b.1928 : Italy) Conductor: Paul Bateman Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Record label: Classic FM Catalogue ID: CFMCD 46

Ennio Morricone (b.1928 : Italy) Conductor: Kenneth Sillito Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Soloists: Hakan Hardenberger Record label: BIS Catalogue ID: SACD 1814

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LSO's principal oboist recovers from split reed like a pro

This oboe soloist’s reed split mid-solo… but he recovered like an absolute pro

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Mariah Carey with an oboe

13 unbelievable oboe solos you didn’t even notice in pop music

Why do orchestras tune to an oboe’s ‘A’?

Why do orchestras tune to an ‘A’?

26% of professional musicians have said that they were forced to skip a meal over the past year due to the cost of living crisis

One in four professional musicians are skipping meals due to the cost of living crisis, survey reveals

Oboe rings stock photo fail

A jewellery advert with a model ‘playing’ the oboe is baffling the woodwind world

Violin, oboe and soprano cover of Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’

Every second of this viral oboe, violin and opera cover of ‘Toxic’ belongs in a museum

Soloist cries in Schindler's List

Soloist is left in tears after an emotional performance of ‘Schindler’s List’

Clarinet confusion

Oven company mistakes an oboe for a clarinet in hilarious advert fail

15 woodwind player confessions

15 woodwind player confessions that will make you say ‘same’

Mozart clarinet helium

What do you get if you mix woodwind instruments with helium? The best videos on the internet.

Prokofiev, a wolf and David Bowie

A step-by-step guide to Peter and the Wolf

mozart oboe concerto on helium

An *oboist* inhaled helium and played a virtuosic Mozart concerto

musician every day tips

10 extremely simple things musicians can do every day to make life a little easier

Alexander Armstrong: Upon a Different Shore

Alexander Armstrong plays oboe on his second album, ‘Upon a Different Shore’