Sue Böhling

Sue Böhling fell into the music world by accident when she was handed an oboe at her secondary school

It was a late start to learning the oboe at 15 years old, but it quickly became a major part of her life. She studied with John Anderson and on gaining a place at the Academy studying with Tess Miller and George Caird, she won numerous prizes and scholarships and was offered opportunities to study abroad, including a place at Yale. Before leaving the Academy Sue was offered the cor anglais position with the Royal Ballet, where she combined working for the Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet with a busy freelance career, working regularly with all the London orchestras covering a vast variety of the orchestral, chamber and solo repertoire on both oboe and cor anglais.

She joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1996 as the principal cor anglais player and can be heard on many classical recordings as well as numerous film and television soundtracks. She enjoys the travel and opportunities to perform in some of the best concert halls across the globe but loves living in central London and relishes her spare time at home with her husband, family and friends.

Sue is a dedicated teacher at the Academy and is proud to see some of her recent students go on to flourish in the music business.