Spencer Rubin is completing his Bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School as a student of Elaine Douvas and is a proud recipient of a full merit Kovner Fellowship. He gained international recognition winning First Prize in the 2024 International Double Reed Society Norma Hooks Competition. In addition, he was the 2023 winner of the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition.  Spencer has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. A highlight of his career was playing Principal Oboe in the 2024 New York String Orchestra Seminar, performing in Carnegie Hall under the baton of Jaime Laredo. He has enjoyed five summers of study at the Aspen Music Festival and was a fellow at the inaugural season of the Hidden Valley Festival of Winds in Carmel Valley, CA. As a chamber musician, Spencer and his woodwind quintet represented Juilliard at the Tianjin Juilliard School Orchestra Symposium in China. As a soloist, Spencer has performed the Strauss Oboe Concerto with the New York Chamber Players and the Martinů Oboe Concerto with the Island Symphony Orchestra (NY).  Prior to college, he studied for five years at Juilliard’s Pre-College Division with Yousun Chung and Elaine Douvas. Spencer makes classical music accessible through social media which has led to him working with the NY Philharmonic Public Relations team, the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, interviews with WQXR (“Artist Check In” with Elliot Forrest), WGBN-Chicago TV, The New York Post, and an appearance on the Speaking Soundly podcast.