Nicholas Hunka

Classical Bassoonist and Professor of Bassoon. Died 6 March 2011. He was appointed Principal Bassoon of the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. From there he moved in 1979 to the London Symphony Orchestra where he remained until his retirement in 2007. He also was the National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain bassoon coach. He had been a bassoon tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire since 2005 and taught at the Royal College Of Music, London.