Ryan Roberts

Ryan Roberts is the newly appointed Principal Oboe of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. 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 “beautiful”, “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, and many others.

Ryan is a frequent guest artist at the Marlboro Music Festival and also performs regularly at the Rockport Music Festival and with the Gamut Bach Ensemble at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.