Douglas Boyd
Douglas Boyd, born in 1959, in Glasgow, Scotland, is a British oboist and
conductor. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Janet Craxton and
later with Maurice Bourgue in Paris. In 1984, Douglas Boyd won the Young Concert
Artists International Auditions, debuting at Carnegie Hall. As an oboist, he was
a founding member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and served as its principal
oboist from 1981 to 2002. Douglas Boyd transitioned to conducting in 2006,
becoming musical director of the Manchester Camerata until 2011 and artistic
director of Garsington Opera in November ...
