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
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
April 18th 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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Jess Gillam on saxophone and Dvořák’s “Best”
18/04/2025 7:00 pm
Dresdner Philharmonie, Palace of Culture, Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Jess Gillam on saxophone and Dvořák’s “Best”
April 18th 2025 at 19:00 – 20:00
Sir James MacMillan (Composer in Residence) – Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings
David “Dave” Heath – “The Celtic” Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings
Dvořák – Symphony No. 7 in D minor (Excerpts)
Dresdner Philharmonie
Paolo Bortolameolli – conductor
Jess Gillam – saxophones
At the centre of the concert evening is the brilliant Jess Gillam, one of the most exciting musicians of our time. With her soprano saxophone, she combines technical virtuosity and charismatic stage presence like rarely seen. Two works put the saxophone in the spotlight: Dave Heath’s “The Celtic” and James MacMillan’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra. Both works are tailor-made for Jess Gillam. Heath’s “The Celtic” combines Celtic melancholy with rhythmic energy, while MacMillan’s work explores the boundaries of the instrument’s timbres and expressive possibilities. His most famous is certainly the Ninth, but for many, Antonín Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony is his best. This music feels rugged and melancholic, yet compact and strict. There is no superfluous note here, every motif is worked through, every counterpoint has something to say. No question: this is not cozy folk music from a Bohemian village tavern, but highly concentrated symphonic music in the spirit of Beethoven and Brahms.
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Jess Gillam on saxophone and Dvořák’s “Best”
18/04/2025 8:00 pm
Dresdner Philharmonie, Palace of Culture, Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Jess Gillam on saxophone and Dvořák’s “Best”
April 18th 2025 at 20:00 – 21:00
Sir James MacMillan (Composer in Residence) – Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings
David “Dave” Heath – “The Celtic” Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings
Dvořák – Symphony No. 7 in D minor (Excerpts)
Dresdner Philharmonie
Paolo Bortolameolli – conductor
Jess Gillam – saxophones
At the centre of the concert evening is the brilliant Jess Gillam, one of the most exciting musicians of our time. With her soprano saxophone, she combines technical virtuosity and charismatic stage presence like rarely seen. Two works put the saxophone in the spotlight: Dave Heath’s “The Celtic” and James MacMillan’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra. Both works are tailor-made for Jess Gillam. Heath’s “The Celtic” combines Celtic melancholy with rhythmic energy, while MacMillan’s work explores the boundaries of the instrument’s timbres and expressive possibilities. His most famous is certainly the Ninth, but for many, Antonín Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony is his best. This music feels rugged and melancholic, yet compact and strict. There is no superfluous note here, every motif is worked through, every counterpoint has something to say. No question: this is not cozy folk music from a Bohemian village tavern, but highly concentrated symphonic music in the spirit of Beethoven and Brahms.
Click on the button below to purchase ticket.
