Featured Soloist: John Ferrillo, oboe
September 15 and 17, 2006

John Ferrillo joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as principal oboe at the start of the 2001 Tanglewood season, having appeared with the orchestra several times as a guest performer in previous seasons. From 1986 to 2001 he was principal oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. A native of Bedford, Massachusetts, he played in the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra while in high school and received his diploma and artist’s certificate from the Curtis Institute of Music, studying with John de Lancie. He also studied with John Mack at the Blossom Festival and has participated in the Marlboro, Craftsbury, and Monadnock festivals.

Prior to his appointment at the Metropolitan Opera, John Ferrillo served as second oboe of the San Francisco Symphony and was a faculty member at Illinois and West Virginia state universities. A former faculty member of Mannes College of Music and The Juilliard School in New York City, he has taught and performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Waterloo Festival, and Mannes Bach Institute. He currently serves on the faculty of New England Conservatory.

Mr. Ferrillo plays Bach’s Concerto for Violin & Oboe with violinist Sandy Kott on September 15 & 17, 2006.

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