Sarah Jeffrey is Principal oboe of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. She has previously held Principal Oboe positions with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.

A native of Toronto, Sarah holds a bachelor degree from the University of Toronto where she studied with former Principal Oboe of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Richard Dorsey. As a recipient of the Chalmers Award from the Ontario Arts Council, she continued her studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

Sarah has performed as recitalist, chamber musician, and as soloist with numerous orchestras. In May 2008, Ms Jeffrey performed Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin with James Ehnes, as part of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2007-2008 season.

Sarah is on the faculties of the University of Toronto and the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys running and yoga, cooking, baking, knitting, pottery - anything crafty, which is a good thing considering she spends most of her spare time making reeds to play the oboe! Sarah also loves to travel, try new food, stroll through High Park, and hang out with her two cats, Jack and Ben.

Sarah is married to TSO horn player, Gabriel Radford, and they have a new daughter, Evelyn.