OBOE DUPIN PROFESSIONAL

In September Thomas will perform Strauss' Oboe Concerto with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey.Monday - Saturday, Pacific visits to try instruments welcome.

OBOE DUPIN PROFESSIONAL

It happens to everyone, especially as a student, but when you’re in professional life it has to be there 100% of the time.” “When you’re a student you can afford to have a bad day or a bad week. Now he’s a working professional and the biggest lesson he’s learned is consistency. So to hear all these incredible people who were already in the professional world was really good.” And I could hear people that were playing with the London Symphony Orchestra or other orchestras and they’d be commuting for their lessons. When I was in first year I didn’t really know what I was doing. It trains you to really cope with all the nerves…you also learn so much from watching the other students as well especially early on. “There’s a lot to gain from practising and performing in front of all your peers. All lessons were held in front of the whole class. Studying at such a prestigious and traditional environment wasn’t without its stresses. Playing the Mozart Oboe Quartet in Schwetzingen in the same hall Mozart once played in was particularly surreal.”Ĭonservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse, Paris Photo: Fred Romero “We had 14 concerts in 18 days in 12 cities - we were all exhausted by the end of it! An incredible experience though - some of those small towns we visited have incredible chamber music halls. And he capped off his 6 months with a chamber music tour of Germany with other ARD prize winners. Overseas several orchestras invited him to perform as guest Principal Oboe including the Hannover Staatsoper and Stavanger Symphony in Norway. Thomas spent most of this time in Berlin taking lessons with Jonathan Kelly, Principal Oboe of the Berlin Philharmonic, as well as soaking up the city’s rich cultural life. He’s just returned to his job as Associate Principal Oboe at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra following a 6-month sabbatical. This stellar young musician is recognised as one of the most exciting musicians of his generation. Thomas was a winner of the prestigious 66th ARD competition in Munich in 2017 – and the first New Zealander to win in the competition’s 66-year history. Oboist Thomas Hutchinson Photo: Daniel Delang He was a guest artist at Adam Chamber Music Festival 2019 and appeared in the popular Bach by Candlelight concert in Nelson's Christ Church Cathedral. If you’re after relaxing music, then listening to Thomas play Bach may be your cup of tea. “A lot of people have the idea that classical music is going to be this sort of very relaxing, soothing Chopin nocturne at the end of a day and that sort of thing, but really…it’s everything in life.” When asked about introducing people his own age to classical music Thomas suggests starting with something sharp and punchy – maybe John Adam’s Short Ride in a Fast Machine. And to fit in with two charismatic and entertaining men, he’d also invite one of his favourite rock stars, Freddie Mercury.

Bernstein “seems like a good time…and he was one of those people who wasn’t just a musician - he was music.” After reading Mozart’s letters Thomas reckons the Austrian Wunderkind would also be a hoot. “Just standing there chopping onions can take your mind off any musical pressures”.ĭream guests at an imaginary dinner party would include Bernstein and Mozart.

In his precious downtime Thomas enjoys cooking. Thomas Hutchinson & Douglas Mews in rehearsal Photo: RNZ/Clarissa Dunn

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