John Ferrillo has been the Principal Oboe of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2001.[1] He also teaches at the New England Conservatory[2] and Boston University.[3] Prior to these posts, he was Co-Principal Oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York (starting in 1987) and a teacher at the Juilliard School. Ferrillo studied with John de Lancie (oboist) at the Curtis Institute of Music.