Roni Gal-Ed
World Renowned Chamber Oboist
Israel
From 2001 to 2003, Ms. Gal-Ed played with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under James Levine. In 2003 she became the Principal Oboist of the Bavarian Kammerphilharmonie, a position she held until 2007. In addition, she played, toured and recorded as a guest Principal Oboist with the Budapest Festival Orchestra under Ivan Fischer for eight years. She performed and toured with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Bremen Kammerphilharmonie, and was a frequent guest Principal Oboist with the Stuttgart and Munich Chamber Orchestras. In November 2019 she toured and recorded with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Back in her native Israel, she served as the Principal Oboist of the Israeli Opera for one year, and then as Associate Principal with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Since moving to New York in 2009, Ms. Gal-Ed has continued to be an active Oboist, performing as a member of the American Ballet Theater Orchestra and the Jupiter Chamber Concerts Series. In 2018, she performed the U.S. premiere of Matthew Greenbaum's oboe concerto "the jig is up" at Lincoln Center. In 2022 she became the Oboist of the world renowned Dorian Wind Quintet.
Ms. Gal-Ed has studied with Paul Dombrecht at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. She then joined one of Europe’s leading oboe programs at the Musik Hochschule in Munich, under the leadership of the late Günther Passin, where she graduated with a Master’s degree.