Ben Price (they/them) is an oboist whose mission is to create stories and memories through music. Grounded in historically informed performance, they believe music is a universal language that connects audiences across time and place. Ben performs as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral artist, and educator.

They regularly perform with the Juilliard Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, and Symphony in C, where they are principal oboe, and previously played with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA and Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the USA. Their solo and chamber repertoire spans Baroque to contemporary works, with a passion for reviving overlooked music.

Highlights of Ben’s 2025–26 season included Richard Strauss’s Oboe Concerto with Symphony in C and J.S. Bach’s reconstructed Oboe d’amore Concerto with the Curtis Collegium. Ben holds a B.M. from the Curtis Institute of Music, serves on its musical studies faculty, and is currently pursuing an M.M. at The Juilliard School.