The Woodwind Instrument Specialists.
Since 1948, Howarth of London have been a world-renowned oboe-maker and long-standing seller of woodwind instruments and sheet music.
Manufacturers of Oboes since 1948.
Howarth | Junior Thumbplate System Oboe
Student
Howarth | S10 Thumbplate System Oboe
Student
Howarth | S20 Thumbplate System Oboe
Intermediate
Howarth | S40C Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
Advanced
Howarth | S6 Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XL Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
Professional
Howarth | LXV Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XM Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XL Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe d’Amore
Professional
Howarth | S30C Student Thumbplate (Dual System) Cor Anglais
Intermediate
Howarth | S40C Thumbplate (Dual System) Cor Anglais
Advanced
Howarth | XL Thumbplate (Dual System) Cor Anglais
Professional
Howarth | Junior Conservatoire Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Student
Howarth | Junior PLUS+ Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Student
Howarth | S20C Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Intermediate
Howarth | S40C Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Advanced
Howarth | S50C Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XL Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Professional
Howarth | LXV Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XM Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XL Semi-Automatic System Oboe d’Amore
Professional
Howarth | S40C Semi-Automatic System Cor Anglais
Advanced
Howarth | XL Semi-Automatic System Cor Anglais
Professional
About Howarth
Howarth of London is a specialist woodwind instrument maker and retailer. Known all over the world as makers of the finest oboes, oboes d’amore and cors anglais, our instruments are made in our dedicated manufacturing workshops in Worthing, West Sussex.
We use high-tech CNC machinery to make precision components for our instruments which are then hand-assembled by highly experienced technicians into our beautiful instruments.
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Instrument Rental
We want to make it as easy as possible for you to hire an instrument. Our rental options allow you to have an instrument in a range of situations.
Minimum 3 Month Hire
Long Term Rental
Hire an instrument while you discover about learning, without the up front cost of buying an instrument.
Minimum 1 Week Hire
Short Term Rental
Hire an instrument just for a week or two in case of an emergency or for a special concert.
Upcoming Events
Felix Mendelssohn, Lachner, Mozart and more – Sabine Meyer
June 23rd 2025 at 13:00 – 14:00
Pure melody, steeped in tonal beauty and infinite depths of expression, runs through Fatma Said’s recital. She and Malcolm Martineau are joined by another champion of melodic beauty and heartfelt music making, the great German clarinettist Sabine Meyer.
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Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Saxophone Concerto – Jonathan Radford
26/06/2025 7:30 pm
St George’s Church, Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Saxophone Concerto – Jonathan Radford
June 26th 2025 at 19:30
Foundation Composer – Miles Walter – World Première composition
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Saxophone Concerto – World Première
Brahms – Symphony No. 2, Op. 73
Orpheus Sinfonia
Thomas Carroll: Conductor
Daniel Joseph: Foundation Conductor
Jonathan Radford: Saxophone
We are very excited to be presenting two world premières this evening.
Foundation Conductor, Daniel Joseph, will direct the world première of our Foundation Composer’s brand-new work.
Renowned saxophonist Jonathan Radford is the soloist in the world première of Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s saxophone concerto.The concert will close with Brahms’s Second Symphony, under the baton of our Artistic Director, Thomas Carroll.
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Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major at Schleißheim Palace
28/06/2025 7:30 pm
Schleissheim Palace, Max-Emanuel-Platz 1, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major
June 28th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
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