‘I’m very grateful to this instrument’ − John McDonough

For John McDonough, his journey to becoming principal oboist of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) was not straightforward – and not exactly expected. “I started out first as a clarinettist,” he recalls. “I went to the London College of Music to study the clarinet and, during my time there, I became more and more drawn to the sound of the oboe