Douglas Boyd, born in 1959, in Glasgow, Scotland, is a British oboist and conductor. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Janet Craxton and later with Maurice Bourgue in Paris. In 1984, Douglas Boyd won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, debuting at Carnegie Hall. As an oboist, he was a founding member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and served as its principal oboist from 1981 to 2002. Douglas Boyd transitioned to conducting in 2006, becoming musical director of the Manchester Camerata until 2011 and artistic director of Garsington Opera in November 2012. He also became the music director of Orchestre de chambre de Paris in July 2015. Notable recordings include Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos (1994) and Bach, J.S.: Oboe Concertos BWV 1053, 1059 & 1055 (1996).
