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Rachel Gough FRAM is a British classical bassoonist. She has been Principal Bassoon of the London Symphony Orchestra since 1999 and was Co-Principal Bassoon of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1991 to 1999. Gough studied anthropology and music at King's College, Cambridge and subsequently studied bassoon at the Royal Academy of Music and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover with Klaus Thunemann. During this time she was principal bassoon of the European Union Youth Orchestra and won the gold medal at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition.