Ryan Roberts is the solo English hornist of the New York Philharmonic. He is also principal oboist of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and a member of the oboe faculty at the Mannes School of Music, the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and Juilliard Pre-College.

An award-winning soloist, Ryan received first prize at the International Double Reed Society’s Young Artist Competition and the National Society of Arts and Letters’ Woodwind Competition. In 2018, Ryan premiered and recorded Michael Torke’s Oboe Concertino with the Albany Symphony.  An avid chamber musician, Ryan performs at the Marlboro Music Festival and with Musicians from Marlboro at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. 

Ryan is a Kovner Fellow graduate of The Juilliard School, and is also an accomplished pianist, making his concerto debut at age 11. When he isn’t busy making reeds, Ryan can be found practicing piano, surfing, rock climbing, or running on the beach with his 8-year-old Whippet named Malley.