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
SCO – Mozart & Strauss
April 3rd 2025 at 14:00 – 15:30
Francois Leleux conductor / oboe
Cerys Ambrose-Evans Bassoon
Zedginidze Symphony No. 1 (Scottish Premiere)
Mozart Bassoon Concerto
R Strauss Serenade for Winds, Op 7
R Strauss Symphony No. 1 in D minor
Unfailingly charming and breathtakingly expressive, Francois Leleux delivers profound musical insights and high drama as both oboist and conductor. His matinee programme with the SCO is one of discoveries, written by teenage composers.
SCO Principal Bassoon Cerys Ambrose-Evans is the soloist in the expressive, cheeky concerto that Mozart composed aged 18, while Richard Struass blends influences from Mozart and Medelssohn in the richly lyrical Serenade for 13 wind instruments he wrote as a 17-year-old. His passionate, poewrful Symphony comes from a year earlier, but Georgian teenager Tsotne Zedginidze – born as recently as 2009 – has already been celebrated as a major musical prodigy.
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SCO – Mozart & Strauss
April 4th 2025 at 14:00 – 15:30
Francois Leleux conductor / oboe
Cerys Ambrose-Evans Bassoon
Zedginidze Symphony No. 1 (Scottish Premiere)
Mozart Bassoon Concerto
R Strauss Serenade for Winds, Op 7
R Strauss Symphony No. 1 in D minor
Unfailingly charming and breathtakingly expressive, Francois Leleux delivers profound musical insights and high drama as both oboist and conductor. His matinee programme with the SCO is one of discoveries, written by teenage composers.
SCO Principal Bassoon Cerys Ambrose-Evans is the soloist in the expressive, cheeky concerto that Mozart composed aged 18, while Richard Struass blends influences from Mozart and Medelssohn in the richly lyrical Serenade for 13 wind instruments he wrote as a 17-year-old. His passionate, poewrful Symphony comes from a year earlier, but Georgian teenager Tsotne Zedginidze – born as recently as 2009 – has already been celebrated as a major musical prodigy.
Click on the button below to purchase ticket.
SCO – Mozart & Strauss
05/04/2025 2:00 pm
Aberdeen Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS
SCO – Mozart & Strauss
April 5th 2025 at 14:00 – 15:30
Francois Leleux conductor / oboe
Cerys Ambrose-Evans Bassoon
Zedginidze Symphony No. 1 (Scottish Premiere)
Mozart Bassoon Concerto
R Strauss Serenade for Winds, Op 7
R Strauss Symphony No. 1 in D minor
Unfailingly charming and breathtakingly expressive, Francois Leleux delivers profound musical insights and high drama as both oboist and conductor. His matinee programme with the SCO is one of discoveries, written by teenage composers.
SCO Principal Bassoon Cerys Ambrose-Evans is the soloist in the expressive, cheeky concerto that Mozart composed aged 18, while Richard Struass blends influences from Mozart and Medelssohn in the richly lyrical Serenade for 13 wind instruments he wrote as a 17-year-old. His passionate, poewrful Symphony comes from a year earlier, but Georgian teenager Tsotne Zedginidze – born as recently as 2009 – has already been celebrated as a major musical prodigy.
Click on the button below to purchase ticket.
