Oscar Whight is a London born trumpet player who previously held the position of Principal trumpet with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Currently, he is enjoying a busy freelance career with many of the UK’s leading orchestras including the Philharmonia orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra amongst others.
Previously based in Germany, he has performed with the Bremer Philharmoniker, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie and Staatsorchester Braunschweig in venues including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
He achieved a Master of Music from the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien, Hannover, studying with renowned Professor Jeroen Berwaerts. Beforehand, Oscar gained a BMus (Hons) with First Class from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he received a Concert Recital Diploma for an outstanding final recital where he studied with Paul Beniston. In the summer of 2022, he gained a place at Grafenegg-Academy where he worked closely with Håkan Hardenberger and Colin Currie performing works by Varese, HK Gruber, Helen Grime amongst other eminent contemporary composers.
Oscar received his preliminary training at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department, culminating in a special recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. During this time he held the position of Co-Principal Trumpet with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.
Oscar’s formative years as a musician were spent in Trinity Boy’s Choir, where he was fortunate enough to sing at Glyndebourne Opera, The Royal Opera House, and at the BBC Proms under the baton of Claudio Abbado.