Harvey Jones
Oboe | RPS Isserlis Scholarship 2025
A note from Harvey
It is such an honour to have been awarded the RPS Isserlis Scholarship, which will support my studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Christian Wetzel. I first met Christian at a summer course in 2024 and was blown away by the amount of progress he was able to help me achieve in just a couple of lessons. Since then it has been a dream of mine to study in his class and I can’t wait to discover what else I can learn with him.
In my final year at school I applied to study German at university before changing my mind to pursue music instead. I am thrilled to finally be able to combine my love for the German language and culture with my music studies. I am also eager to discover more about the wealth of opportunities for work as a musician in Germany and make the most of as many as I can.
I am so grateful to the RPS for helping to make these plans possible!
Biography
Harvey Jones is an oboist from Belfast who studied at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London with Chris Cowie, Patrick Flanaghan and Sue Böhling. He completed his undergraduate studies in July 2025, being awarded the Janet Craxton Memorial Prize and the Regency Award at his graduation.
Highlights of Harvey’s time at the Royal Academy of Music include performing at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto as part of the Elton John Global Exchange Programme; taking part in side-by-side concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ed Gardner; and playing at Snape Maltings with the RAM Symphony Orchestra as part of the Aldeburgh Festival.
Whilst still a student, Harvey has already enjoyed working with many of the UK’s professional orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra where he currently holds a trial for the position of Second Oboe.