Thomas Gallant
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Thomas Gallant is an American oboist who often performs with the Adaskin String Trio as well as a variety of other chamber music groups. Mr. Gallant is also one of the managing directors of MCM Artists, a classical and contemporary musicians agency.
at Indiana University with Jerry Sirucek.
and Carnegie Hall
in New York City, to Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Chicago, as well as to the Salle Pleyel in Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus
in Austria, to the Spoleto Festival
in Italy and to the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center as well as appearing as guest soloist with the Kronos Quartet
at the Ravinia Festival
and has collaborated with flutists Jean-Pierre Rampal
and Paula Robison and with Cuarteto Casals, the Colorado and Lark Quartets, Cuarteto Latinoamericano
and with the Adaskin String Trio.
Thomas Gallant is known for his unique performance style which combines the American and European traditions of oboe playing with an “Evoluzione” oboe made by the Italian maker Fratelli Patricola.
Early life and education
Gallant studied at the Jacobs School of MusicJacobs School of Music
The Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is a music conservatory established in 1921. Until 2005, it was known as the Indiana University School of Music...
at Indiana University with Jerry Sirucek.
Career
Gallent's performances have taken him to Avery Fisher HallAvery Fisher Hall
Avery Fisher Hall is a concert hall, in New York City and is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic, with a capacity of 2,738 seats.-History:...
and Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in New York City, to Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Chicago, as well as to the Salle Pleyel in Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus
Konzerthaus, Vienna
The Konzerthaus in Vienna was opened 1913. It is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both tradition and innovative musical styles.In 1890 the first ideas for a Haus für Musikfeste came about...
in Austria, to the Spoleto Festival
Festival dei Due Mondi
The Festival dei Due Mondi ' is an annual summer music and opera festival held each June to early July in Spoleto, Italy, since its founding by composer Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958...
in Italy and to the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center as well as appearing as guest soloist with the Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973 in Seattle, Washington. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola, and Joan...
at the Ravinia Festival
Ravinia Park
Ravinia Festival is the oldest outdoor music festival in the United States, with a series of outdoor concerts and performances held every summer from June to September. It has been the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1936...
and has collaborated with flutists Jean-Pierre Rampal
Jean-Pierre Rampal
Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal was a French flautist. He has been personally "credited with returning to the flute the popularity as a solo classical instrument it had not held since the 18th century."-Early years:...
and Paula Robison and with Cuarteto Casals, the Colorado and Lark Quartets, Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Celebrating its thirtieth anniversary season, Cuarteto Latinoamericano is a world renown string quartet from Latin America. They have toured extensively in Europe, the Americas, Israel, China, Japan and New Zealand...
and with the Adaskin String Trio.
Thomas Gallant is known for his unique performance style which combines the American and European traditions of oboe playing with an “Evoluzione” oboe made by the Italian maker Fratelli Patricola.