Oboist Franck Avril has had an illustrious career of over 55 years as a soloist, chamber musician and residency artist.
A winner of Concert Artists Guild, he garnered Bronze Medal at the 1977 Geneva International Competition and became the first oboist to ever win Young Concert Artists’ International Auditions, as well as the first oboist ever chosen by Affiliate Artists, with residencies underwritten by Exxon, Citibank, Merrill-Lynch, Bristol-Meyers, John Deere, G.E. and Alcoa, among others.
With solo recitals ranging from Carnegie Hall and the 92nd Street “Y” to the Gardner Museum and the Norton Gallery of West Palm Beach, he has appeared at the festivals of Sceaux (France), Mostly Mozart, Summerfest, Cape and Islands and Pepsico’s Summerfare.
A former fulltime faculty member of UMKC and the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, he served as a senior arts administrator for Chamber Music Northwest and La Jolla Music Society.
He resides near Scottsdale, AZ.