Christopher Palameta is a historical oboist, musicologist, researcher and professor at the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki University of the Arts). He performs with many of Europe’s finest period ensembles, with whom he has recorded over 75 discs for various international labels. An ardent defender of unexplored repertoire for the oboe, his solo discography includes numerous world-premiere recordings. A recipient of several research grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, he took his graduate degree from McGill University and completed his PhD in Musicology at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where his research on the oboe under Berlioz was supported by the Maple Leaf Trust (Canadian Centennial Fund). He teaches historical oboes at the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki University of the Arts).
