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Evelyn Rothwell

English oboist, author, and Professor of Oboe. Born 24 January 1911 in in Wallingford-on-Thames, Berkshire, England, UK - Died 25 January 2008 in London, England, UK. She studied at the [l290263]. She started her career by deputising in [a2237780]. She was soon appointed 2nd Oboe with the [b]Covent Garden Touring Orchestra[/b], which was conducted by [a=Sir John Barbirolli]. He appointed Evelyn as First Oboe in the orchestra. After two years, she went on to play with the [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/627128-Royal-Scottish-National-Orchestra]Scottish National Orchestra[/url] (1933-1935) and the [a3009494] (1934-1939). Simultaneously, she joined the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] as Principal Oboe (1934-1939). Many compositions were dedicated to her. Author of several books on oboe technique. Professor of Oboe at the [l527847] (1971-1987). She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1984. 2nd wife of [a=Sir John Barbirolli] from 1939 to his death. Following the death of her husband in 1970, she dropped Rothwell as her professional name and became Evelyn Barbirolli.