Margaret Ogonovsky

FRCM GRSM ARCM

Flute teacher

Margaret Ogonovsky began playing the flute in 1960 when she joined the RCM Junior Department as a Junior Exhibitioner on piano. Her flute teachers included Robert Dawes, Graham Mayer and Elizabeth Bowes; her piano teacher was Dorothea Aspinall.

In 1967 she began the GRSM course at the RCM, studying the flute with John Francis, then Christopher Hyde-Smith. She learnt the organ for one year with Richard Popplewell, then returned to the piano with Dorothea Aspinall.
After a postgraduate year at the RCM, she freelanced with various orchestras including the CBSO, Festival Ballet, the Ulster Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the London Concert Orchestra. She also worked with Welsh National Opera from 1975 to 1976.

In 1977 she married Philip Box (horn teacher and senior orchestral tutor at the RCMJD 1986-2025).
Margaret has taught the flute since 1969, at schools including Surbiton High School, Croydon High School, Dulwich College Prep School, and at the Roehampton Institute for Higher Education (1977-1988). She also taught at Westminster Abbey Choir School 2003-2026.

She teaches privately, her pupils' ages ranging from 12 to 70.
Margaret deputised at JD 1976-1981 and joined the staff in 1981.

One of her most high profile students (to date!) is Emily Beynon, principal flute of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra since 1995.

Faculties / departments: Junior Department