JOHN ABBERGER

One of North America’s leading performers on historical oboes, John Abberger has been principal oboist with Toronto’s Tafelmusik since 1989.

He has performed extensively in North America, Europe and Asia with the company, and appears regularly with other prominent period-instrument ensembles across North America. His critically acclaimed recordings on Analekta include his reconstruction of Bach’s oboe concertos and orchestral suites, and Gramophone Magazine called his recording of Alessandro Marcello’s Concerto for Oboe “one of the best there is”.

A native of Orlando, Florida, he trained at the Juilliard School and Louisiana State University, and holds a Performers Certificate in Early Music from New York University. He has taught at the City College of New York, and serves on the faculty at the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School.