Person Open DS/UK/1905 Goossens; Leon Jean (1897-1988); CBE, FRCM; British oboist Goossens Leon Jean 1897-1988 British oboist Male Léon Jean Goossens

Son of violinist and conductor Eugène Goossens. Brother of the conductor and composer Eugene Aynsley Goossens. Sister of harpist Sidonie Goossens. Léon Jean Goossens CBE, FRCM (12 June 1897 – 13 February 1988) was a British oboist. He was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal College of Music. During the early and middle parts of the 20th century, he was considered the premier oboe player in the world. He joined the Queen's Hall Orchestra (conducted by Henry Wood) at the age of 15 and was later (1932) engaged by Sir Thomas Beecham for the newly founded London Philharmonic Orchestra, but he also enjoyed a rich solo and chamber-music career. Goossens commissioned a number of works for the oboe from such distinguished composers as Sir Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Rutland Boughton and collaborated extensively with other prominent soloists such as Yehudi Menuhin. Amongst his many pupils were the oboists Evelyn Barbirolli, Joy Boughton, daughter of Rutland Boughton, and Peter Graeme, oboist of the Melos Ensemble. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1950 and made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 1962. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/21/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 a319a1b5-80a0-4835-a60a-3e03a5759e3b