He is an oboist and conductor born in England.He studied composition at NottinghamUniversity and baroque oboe and
contemporary oboe techniques at the Guildhall School of Music and then Vienna.His career has seen him play
principal oboe with The London Classical Players and The English Concert
and with various other period ensembles.He has performed as a soloist and
conductor in prestigious halls all over the world and in several television
and radio broadcasts.As a
conductor and director he has directed a Jonathon Miller production of
Bach's St. Matthew's
Passion in New York, is
the director of the Dartington Festival Baroque Orchestra and the Royal
College of Music Baroque Orchestra and the Associate Conductor of the Academy
of Ancient Music.He has
made over 20 recordings which include works by Handel,
Bach, Mozart and Albinoni
.
