Peter Smith (oboist)
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Peter Smith has been associate principal oboe
of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1991. He has spent summers participating in such festivals as the Colorado Music Festival
, where he was principal oboe in 1991. He was featured in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s performance of Martinu’s Sinfonia concertante for violin, oboe, cello, bassoon, and orchestra at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in July 1994. He was also a soloist in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Absolutely Mozart Festival in a performance of Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds
with pianist Emanuel Ax in June 2003. Mr. Smith performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra with The Philadelphia Orchestra in June 2004.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Smith studied with Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Oboe Richard Woodhams; he has also studied with Louis Rosenblatt and Marc Lifschey.
Smith has appeared as soloist with the Lower Merion Symphony, the Bucks County Symphony, the Newark Symphony (Delaware), the Colorado Festival Orchestra, the Curtis Symphony, the Camerata Classica, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. He is currently on the faculty of Temple University, where he is a member of the Conwell Woodwind Quintet.
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1991. He has spent summers participating in such festivals as the Colorado Music Festival
Colorado Music Festival
The Colorado Music Festival is a classical music festival in Boulder, Colorado. It was founded in 1976 by the Vienna-born conductor and violinist, Giora Bernstein and presents an annual summer season of concerts in Boulder's Chautauqua Auditorium performed by the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra...
, where he was principal oboe in 1991. He was featured in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s performance of Martinu’s Sinfonia concertante for violin, oboe, cello, bassoon, and orchestra at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in July 1994. He was also a soloist in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Absolutely Mozart Festival in a performance of Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds
Quintet for Piano and Winds (Mozart)
The Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452, was completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on March 30, 1784 and premiered two days later at the Imperial and Royal National Court Theater in Vienna...
with pianist Emanuel Ax in June 2003. Mr. Smith performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra with The Philadelphia Orchestra in June 2004.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Smith studied with Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Oboe Richard Woodhams; he has also studied with Louis Rosenblatt and Marc Lifschey.
Smith has appeared as soloist with the Lower Merion Symphony, the Bucks County Symphony, the Newark Symphony (Delaware), the Colorado Festival Orchestra, the Curtis Symphony, the Camerata Classica, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. He is currently on the faculty of Temple University, where he is a member of the Conwell Woodwind Quintet.