Claire Brazeau, oboe

American oboist Claire Brazeau holds the principal chair of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. She most recently performed concertos by Mozart, Martinu and Strauss. Brazeau has recorded for several film and TV soundtracks, including The Mandalorian, Tenet, and Call of the Wild. She plays with period instrument ensemble Musica Angelica and is a member of the new music group WildUp. Brazeau 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 she joined the faculty at Idyllwild Arts Academy, and since 2016 has maintained an active oboe studio at 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.