Gordon Laing

British classical bassoonist, contrabassoonist, and pedagogue. Born in 1964 in London, England, UK. He studied at the Royal College of Music, London. He played with the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra for four years and a half and made his professional debut with the Ulster Orchestra at twenty-two years of age. Other groups with whom he has worked include the Britten Sinfonia, and The Nash Ensemble. He was a member of the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1995, and became Principal Contra-Bassoon with the Philharmonia Orchestra in 1997. Professor of Basson at The Guildhall School Of Music & Drama since 1993.