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RYAN ROBERTS is the Solo English hornist of the New York Philharmonic where he has been 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 serves 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.  

A passionate teacher, Ryan is 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 conducts the Mannes Wind Orchestra. Ryan has worked with students in the US and abroad in masterclasses and seminars at The Juilliard School, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Manhattan School of Music, the New World Symphony, Lynn University, and many others.  

An award-winning soloist, Ryan received first prize at the International Double Reed Society's Young Artist Competition and the National Society of Arts and Letters' Woodwind Competition. In 2018, Ryan premiered Michael Torke’s Oboe Concertino with the Albany Symphony and recorded the work for Albany Records.   

Ryan is a frequent guest artist at the Marlboro Music Festival and has toured with “Musicians from Marlboro”. He also performs regularly at the Rockport Music Festival and with the Gamut Bach Ensemble at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. His past recital engagements have included performances with the Pacifica Quartet and Emanuel Ax.  

Ryan is also an accomplished pianist, and made his concerto debut at age 11. When he isn’t busy making reeds, Ryan can be found practicing piano, rock climbing, or sneaking away to his family home in California to surf.