Anthony Camden

British classical woodwind instrumentalist (oboe & cor anglais). Born 26 April 1938 in London, England, UK - Died 7 March 2006. He studied at the Royal College of Music, London and, while there, he formed the Camden Wind Quintet with his brother Kerry Camden and four other wind instrumentalists who included the flautist James Galway. After graduation, he became Principal Oboe for the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra (1960-1964) which he followed with the same position in the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1964-1968). In 1968, he became a member of the London Symphony Orchestra and he would stay with them for twenty years (1968-1988) both as Principal Oboe (1972-1988) and Chairman of the Board (1975-1987). He was a co-founder & solo oboist of The London Virtuosi in 1972 with John Georgiadis. In 1988 he left the LSO and moved to Australia as the Provost and Director of the Queensland Conservatium. Staying in the field of musical education he became Dean of Music at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. In 1993, He married his second wife, Lilly Li. Son of Archie Camden and Joyce Camden.