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.
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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
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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
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Howarth | S40C Thumbplate (Dual System) Cor Anglais
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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
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Howarth | S50C Semi-Automatic System Oboe
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Howarth | XL Semi-Automatic System Oboe
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Howarth | LXV Semi-Automatic System Oboe
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Howarth | XM Semi-Automatic System Oboe
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Howarth | XL Semi-Automatic System Oboe d’Amore
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Howarth | S40C Semi-Automatic System Cor Anglais
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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
Mathilde Calderini & Aurèle Marthan
Chamber Music for Flute & Piano
April 17th 2025 at 18:00
Cécile Chaminade – Flute Concertino, op. 107
Mel Bonis – Flute Sonata, op. 64
Claude Arrieu – Sonatine for flute and piano
Claude Debussy – Six antique epigraphs
(transcription for flute and piano)
Lise Borel – Mirror for flute and piano
Francis Poulenc – Flute Sonata, FP164
Mathilde Calderini, flute
Aurèle Marthan, piano
Mathilde Calderini is one of the most talented flautists on the music scene today. Her recital accompanied by pianist Aurèle Marthan focuses on women in music.
Flautist Mathilde Calderini has been a “super soloist” at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France since 2020, but she is also deeply committed to chamber music. She explains the idea behind her first album “Avec elles”, released in 2024: “For me this programme is a chance to record pieces I truly believe in, some of which are well-known masterpieces, while showcasing some fascinating women who were real figures in the music of their time”. For this performance, she mixes pieces written by women composers such as Cécile Chaminade and Mel Bonis with works that were inspired by women such as Poulenc’s magnificent Flute Sonata.
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Sean Shepherd – Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
17/04/2025 7:30 pm
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St., Dallas, TX 75201
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
April 17th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
ROBERT XAVIER RODRÍGUEZ Adagio for Small Orchestra
SEAN SHEPHERD Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scottish”
FABIO LUISI conductor
DAVID BUCK flute
ERIN HANNIGAN oboe
GREGORY RADEN clarinet
TED SOLURI bassoon
Inspired by seeing the ruins and moors of Scotland, and especially Mary Queen of Scots’s Holyrood Castle on a walking tour, Mendelssohn created his aptly named Third Symphony. Its pages are filled with both dark, meditative strains, as well as lively and spirited passages, but its emotional heart beats in the beautiful, stately Adagio. Our principal winds gather for the world premiere of a concerto commissioned for them by the DSO from one of the most sought-after American composers, Sean Shepherd, praised for possessing “a fantastic gift for orchestral color.” (The New York Times)
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Lunch concert – Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
17/04/2025 10:45 am
Golden Foyer, Gustav Adolfs torg 2, Stockholm, Sweden
Lunch concert – Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
April 17th 2025 at 10:45 – 11:45
Menu: BLT salad with beef bacon, crispy lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, croutons, lemon-dressed onion, & parmesan. Lactose free
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