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Douglas Boyd

British classical oboist and conductor, born 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland. He studied oboe with [a883767] at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and with [a866632] in Paris. He co-founded [a848261] in 1981 and was its principal oboist until 2002. In 2006, he ceased performing on the oboe to focus full-time on his conducting career. He held the positions of Music Director of [a1950039] (2001-2011), Principal Guest Conductor of [a366821] (2008-2011), Artistic Partner of [a841440] (2004-2009) and Principal Guest Conductor of [a318371]. He is currently Principal Conductor of [a1487836] (since the 2009-2010 season) and was also named Artistic Director of Garsington Opera in November 2012.