Imogen
Triner studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Neil Black and
Gordon Hunt, where she won many of the major prizes, including the Paddy Purcell
Prize for all wind instruments. She was awarded a Countess of Munster
Scholarship and then a Winston Churchill Fellowship to continue her studies with
the Berlin Philharmonic's solo oboist, Lothar Koch.
Imogen Triner is one of Britain's foremost oboe soloists and performances have included major concerti with the Tivoli Festival Symphony Orchestra in Denmark, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Turku Philharmonic and Kuopio Symphony Orchestras - both in Finland, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra in Norway, the Kansas Chamber Orchestra, the National Italian Symphony Orchestra, the Belgian National Radio and Television Orchestra, the Norkoping Chamber Orchestra in Sweden and many orchestras in the UK. Many of these performances have been recorded for the radio.
As a chamber musician Imogen has performed highly acclaimed recitals in major London venues and in festivals throughout the UK. She has toured all over Scandinavia, America and Japan both as a recitalist, giving master-classes and with her Oboe Quartet.
In the UK Imogen works regularly with chamber groups which include the Emerald Ensemble with whom she has played numerous concerti and recently recorded 2 CDs which include Vivaldi 's C major oboe concerto and the oboe quartet 'oboeworks'.
"…Beautiful oboe playing …singing with authority and seduction. Colin Matthews oboe quartet was soulful and filled with lyrical legato playing" Berlingske Tidende Copenhagen.
"Excellently performed ...Elegance and control together with a dashing and brilliant vitality …greeted by ovation." La Stampa RAI Turin.
"…more like an operatic diva, heavy in theatrical expression …a joy to listen to …Triner plays the oboe really wonderfully." Politiken Copenhagen.
"The Crème de la Crème" The London Evening Standard.
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