Claire Brazeau, oboe

American oboist Claire Brazeau holds the principal chair of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. She regularly tours internationally, most recently performing concertos by Mozart, Martinu and Strauss. An active studio musician, Brazeau has recorded for several film and TV soundtracks, including The Mandalorian, Tenet, and Call of the Wild. Brazeau plays with period instrument ensemble Musica Angelica and is a member of the new music group WildUp. She is an awarded finalist in the International Gillet-Fox Oboe Competition and has appeared as guest principal with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lucerne Festival Alumni Orchestra, and the Phoenix Symphony. Recently Brazeau joined the faculty at Idyllwild Arts Academy, and since 2016 she has maintained an active oboe studio at the Bob Cole Conservatory of California State University in Long Beach. Her festival engagements include the Lucerne Festival Academy, Yale School of Music Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, the New York String Orchestra Seminar, Pierre Monteux School, Bravo! Vail, and the Ojai Music Festival.