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
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Howarth | S10 Thumbplate System Oboe
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Howarth | S20 Thumbplate System Oboe
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Howarth | S40C Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
Advanced
Howarth | S6 Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
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Howarth | XL Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
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Howarth | LXV Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
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Howarth | XM Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe
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Howarth | XL Thumbplate (Dual System) Oboe d’Amore
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Howarth | S30C Student Thumbplate (Dual System) Cor Anglais
Intermediate
Howarth | S40C Thumbplate (Dual System) Cor Anglais
Advanced
Howarth | XL Thumbplate (Dual System) Cor Anglais
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Howarth | Junior Conservatoire Semi-Automatic System Oboe
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Howarth | Junior PLUS+ Semi-Automatic System Oboe
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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
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Howarth | LXV Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XM Semi-Automatic System Oboe
Professional
Howarth | XL Semi-Automatic System Oboe d’Amore
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Howarth | S40C Semi-Automatic System Cor Anglais
Advanced
Howarth | XL Semi-Automatic System Cor Anglais
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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
Let It Be Colourful – Asya Fateyeva
July 9th 2025 at 19:30
Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le Toit op. 58
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia para saxophone, A490
Milhaud: Scaramouche for Alto saxophone and Orchestra op. 165c
Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino
Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, op.23
Münchner Symphoniker
Joseph Bastian, Conductor
Asya Fateyeva, Saxophone
The ever-popular open-air concerts in the Residenz’s fountain courtyard exude a very special charm. Just the thing for our season finale! Our chief conductor, Joseph Bastian, has once again put together a program whose verve perfectly matches the summer mood. This time, it’s off to South America: Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos and Argentinian Alberto Ginastera combined the rhythmic drive of their homeland with the compositional refinement of European modernism. Astor Piazzolla made the formerly disreputable Argentine tango suitable for concert halls; in his most famous piece, he bid farewell to his father with yearning sounds. Darius Milhaud was considered the enfant terrible of the Parisian music scene in the 1920s; as an attaché to the French ambassador in Rio de Janeiro, he absorbed local sounds and integrated them into his works. Saxophone virtuoso Asya Fateyeva is a dynamic soloist who also moves easily between classical and other musical styles.
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Emma Johnson clarinet, conductor; Orchestra for the Environment
16/07/2025 1:00 pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP
Emma Johnson clarinet, conductor; Orchestra for the Environment
July 16th 2025 at 13:00 – 14:00
Emma Johnson and the virtuoso players of her Orchestra for the Environment close this vibrant celebration of the natural world with the clarinettist and composer’s Tree of Life. Inspired by her lifelong love of nature, the piece sends a message of hope ‘that by acting together, we can mitigate the effects of climate change’.
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The African Concert Series – Tunde Jegede
19/07/2025 11:30 am
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP
The African Concert Series
Music by Tunde Jegede
July 19th 2025 at 11:30
Programme
Still Moment
Layline Ripples
Reflections/By The Will
Shuna
Moon Waters
All Our Yesterdays
Songs of the Eternal
3 Mandé Songs
The Elements
Tunde Jegede – kora
Jan Hendrickse – flute
Vincent Ademola Haastrup – violin
Deep knowledge of western classical composition and the timeless oral tradition rooted in Malian culture have nourished the music of composer, producer, cellist and kora virtuoso Tunde Jegede. Having journeyed from his native London to Gambia during childhood, he absorbed the ancient griot tradition of West Africa and continues to develop its legacy in compositions that speak to the heart.
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