He studied oboe with the noted oboist and composer Carlo Besozzi in Dresden. A musician who plays the oboe is called an oboist. In 1965 he became an oboist and harpist with the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra. Starting in 1940, he was principal oboist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Reiner. He joined Sadler's Wells Theatre as an orchestral oboist and cor anglais player. His younger brother George (Geordie) is an oboist and principal emeritus of the Birmingham Conservatoire. Heinz Robert Holliger (born 21 May 1939) is a Swiss oboist, composer and conductor. Maurice Bourgue (born 6 November 1939) is a French oboist, composer, and conductor. In orchestra, instruments tune to an A played by the oboist. The cycle is dedicated to the tenor Wilfred Brown and the oboist Janet Craxton. Blair Tindall (born February 2, 1960) is an American oboist, performer, producer, speaker, and journalist. Albrecht Mayer (born June 3, 1965, Erlangen) is a German classical oboist. Subtle manipulation of embouchure and air pressure allows the oboist to express timbre and dynamics. He then became the oboist at the Teatro Regio Ducal in 1720. The principal oboist is traditionally the section leader.