Historical
Piano Concerts Series
About
the Musicians
John Ferrillo
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. Mr. Ferrillo
grew up in Bedford, Massachusetts, and played in the Greater Boston
Youth Symphony Orchestra. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute,
where he studied with John deLancie and received his diploma and
Artist's certificate. He also studied with John Mack at the Blossom
Festival and has participated in the Marlboro, Craftsbury, and
Monadnock festivals. He has taught and performed at the Aspen and
Waterloo festivals.
Prior to his appointment at the Metropolitan
Opera, Mr. Ferrillo was second oboe of the San Francisco Symphony, and
was a faculty member at Illinois State University and West Virginia
State University. A former faculty member of the Mannes School of
Music, John Ferrillo served on the faculty of the Juilliard School from
1987 until 2002; he joined the faculty of the New England Conservatory
in 2002, and currently teaches at Boston University, the Boston
University Tanglewood Institute, and the National Orchestral Institute.
He
has been a guest soloist with numerous groups in the Northeast,
including the Boston Classical Orchestra, and the Buffalo
Philharmonic. He performed the Strauss Oboe Concerto with the BSO and
James Levine in the 2004-2005 season. In collaboration with the late
Martha Rearick and Theodore Presser Publications he has prepared a book
of oboe excerpts with piano accompaniment and advice for audition
preparation.
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Ferrillo to the Historical Piano Concerts, series.