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Christine Pendrill

Classical woodwind instrumentalist (cor anglais player mainly, but oboist as well) and professor. She studied at the [l290263]. While a student, she began to freelance with the [a=New Philharmonia Orchestra]. After several years working with all the major London orchestras, she joined the [a=Philharmonia Orchestra] as Principal Cor Anglais in 1980. Principal Cor Anglais with the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] since 1986. As a member of the London Symphony Orchestra, she was the first woman to be elected to the orchestra's Board of Directors, a role she fulfilled for three years. Professor of Cor Anglais at the Royal College of Music.