George has been performing as an oboist from an early age. After studying at the Royal Academy of Music, the Nordwestdeutsche Muzikakademie, Detmold and Peterhouse, Cambridge he has worked with many of London’s major orchestras and especially with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. George has devoted much time to chamber music and has been a member
George has been an oboe teacher and chamber music coach since 1970. He has had numerous private students as well as teaching in two major conservatoires. In 1984 he was appointed as Professor of Oboe at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he became Head of Woodwind and Orchestral Studies in 1987. George
George is a founder member of The Albion Ensemble which, since 1976, has played an important role as one of the UK’s leading chamber ensembles in performing and promoting wind chamber music. Read more (and find our recordings here)
• Head of Woodwind and Orchestral Studies, Royal Academy of Music, (1987 to 1993) • Principal of Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University (September 1993 to August 2010) • Artistic Director of Codarts Classical Music, the conservatoire in Rotterdam (January 2011 to July 2016) • Principal, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (August 2017 to
George Caird oboe; Simon Blendis violin; Louise Williams viola; Jane Salmon, cello The Caird Oboe Quartet was founded in 2004 to explore the rich repertoire for oboe and string trio and has occasionally played with a guest violinist for oboe quintet repertoire. The Quartet has played at music societies and festivals in the UK and
George’s writing includes a wide range of articles, programme notes and reviews and reports on music and music education. His area of special research interest is in 20th century music for wind instruments and the music of Benjamin Britten. • Click here for a selection of GC’s publications
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George Caird has served as an examiner and adjudicator for music competitions on numerous occasions over the past forty years. These have included Conservatoire entrance examinations and bachelors and masters final panels, external examining and adjudicating for schools competitions, competitions and festivals for young musicians and international competitions. Notable among these have been… (see list here)
Here are links to some of the larger projects I’ve been involved with: Mahler 10 and Schonberg Erwartung 2014 Reach for the Sky at Birmingham Town Hall 2010 IDRS 2009 – the Annual Conference for the International Double Reed Ensemble Boulez in Birmingham 2008 Annual Conference of the Association of European Conservatoires 2005 A Tribute to