Guadalupe Lowe

Guadalupe is currently reading English Literature at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, where she has been awarded the Lady Alexandra Music Prize in acknowledgment of her excellence in performance.

She currently studies baroque oboe with Katharina Spreckelsen and recently made her debut with the instrument within the pioneering research project 'Bach in the Flesh', directed by Bettina Varwig, Nicholas Mulroy and Margaret Faultless at the Royal Academy of Music. 

 

She was appointed Joint Principal Oboe of the National Youth Orchestra, with whom she performed at the 2025 BBC Proms. She has performed as a principal oboist in major UK venues such as the Barbican Hall, the Bridgewater Hall and the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. Prior to her undergraduate studies, she studied oboe with Philip Harmer at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department, with a full bursary, and was selected as Principal Oboe of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra. ​

Guadalupe’s musical education has been supported by numerous awards and scholarships. She was selected as a London Music Fund Scholar in 2024 and received the Young Sounds Award in recognition of her musical achievements.