List of famous oboists

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The list of well-known oboists includes names of well-known musicians who play the oboe solo or in an orchestra. The names are sorted alphabetically in the list.

A.

  • Emanuel Abbühl , principal oboist London Symphony Orchestra, professor in Mannheim, Basel and London
  • John Anderson, principal oboist Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, professor in London

B.

  • Matthias Bäcker (* 1971), professor in Weimar
  • Washington Barella (* 1964), professor in Berlin
  • Christian Samuel Barth (1735–1809), oboist in Kassel and Copenhagen
  • Apollon Marie-Rose Barret (1804–1879), French oboe teacher, professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London
  • Klaus Becker (* 1953), professor in Hanover, winner of the ARD music competition 1981
  • Alfredo Bernardini (* 1961), Italian oboist, Professor Mozarteum Salzburg, conductor
  • Alessandro Besozzi (1702–1793), composer and oboist in Turin
  • Giuseppe Besozzi (1686–1760), oboist in Parma
  • Gottfried Boisits (* 1944), from 1978 to 2004 first oboist with the Vienna Philharmonic
  • Maurice Bourgue (* 1939), French oboist, composer and conductor, professor in Geneva
  • Christopher Bouwman (* 1981), Dutch oboist, solo oboist in Valencia
  • Douglas Boyd (* 1959), British principal oboist of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor
  • Lukas Brandt (* 1957), principal oboist, Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra

C.

  • Aisling Casey, principal oboist of the Philharmonic Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands
  • Alfons Czaja (* 1921), solo oboist in Bremen

D.

  • Nicholas Daniel (* 1962), British oboist and conductor, professor in Trossingen
  • Maarten Dekkers, solo oboist, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
  • Clara Dent-Bogányi, solo booist at the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, professor in Nuremberg
  • Nick Deutsch (* 1972), principal oboist in the Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, professor in Leipzig
  • Diana Doherty, Australian principal oboist, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • Orlando Domenico (* 1979), solo oboist, Gewandhausorchester
  • Elaine Douvas (* 1952), principal oboist at Metropolitan Opera New York, oboe teacher at the Juilliard School

E.

  • Ku Ebbinge (* 1948), Dutch baroque oboist
  • Horst Eppendorf, solo oboist Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
  • Hernando Escobar (* 1983), principal oboist Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, Venezuela; Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra

F.

  • Pierre W. Feit , professor in Essen
  • Jean-Luc Fillon , first in classical music, then in jazz and world music
  • Peter Fischer (1925–2004), solo oboist, Gewandhausorchester
  • Sarah Francis (* 1938), British oboist
  • Kai Frömbgen (* 1977), principal oboist, Bamberg Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, professor in Hanover
  • Martin Frutiger (* 1977), Swiss oboist, principal cor anglais in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
  • Simon Fuchs, Swiss oboist, principal oboist of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich

G

  • Réal Gagnier (1905–1984), Canadian oboist and music teacher
  • Joseph-François Garnier (1755–1825), French oboist and composer
  • Martin Gebhardt , Swiss oboist, founder of the Aulos Quartet
  • Willi Gerlach (* 1909), solo oboist, Gewandhausorchester
  • Burkhard Glaetzner (* 1943), solo oboist at the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, professor in Leipzig and Berlin
  • Alfred Gleißberg (1864–1963), principal oboist, Gewandhausorchester, professor in Leipzig
  • Blanca Alejandra Gleisner (* 1979), principal oboist of the Aachen symphony orchestra
  • Henrik Chaim Goldschmidt (* 1959), Danish oboist, member of the Royal Danish Orchestra, founder of the Middle East Peace Orchestra and Grammy Award winner
  • Harold Gomberg (1916–1985), principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic (1943–77)
  • Paul Goodwin (* 1956), English oboist (The English Concert, London Classical Players) and conductor (since 1996)
  • Léon Goossens (1897–1988), English oboist
  • Ingo Goritzki (* 1939), solo oboist at the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, professor in Hanover and Stuttgart
  • Albrecht Gürsching (1934–2017), professor in Hamburg

H

  • František Hanták, first oboist of the Czech Philharmonic under Václav Talich (1932)
  • Christoph Hartmann (* 1965), member of the Berlin Philharmonic
  • Werner Herbers (* 1940), solo oboist at the Concertgebouw Orchestra, leader of the Ebony Band
  • Thomas Hipper, studied with Günther Passin, oboist Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
  • Brynjar Hoff (* 1940), solo oboist at the Norwegian Opera
  • Heinz Holliger (* 1939), composer, conductor, solo oboist of the Basel Orchestra Society, later professor in Freiburg
  • Christian Hommel (* 1963), member of Ensemble Modern, professor in Bremen
  • Clemens Horak (* 1969), principal oboist of the Vienna Philharmonic
  • Helmut Hucke, classical oboist and teacher; Cappella Coloniensis, Collegium Aureum, professor of oboe at the Cologne University of Music and Dance
  • Gordon Hunt, British oboist, professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

I.

  • Thomas Indermühle (* 1951), principal oboist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic, professor in Karlsruhe
  • Eugen Isotow (Jewgeni Isotow, Eugene Izotov) (* 1973), Russian oboist, solo oboist San Francisco Symphony

J

  • Diethelm Jonas , solo oboist in Essen, Munich, Stuttgart and Lucerne, professor in Lübeck
  • Christiane Jungbauer, Austrian solo oboist of the Bavarian Police Orchestra

K

  • Giorgi Kalandarishvili (* 1983), Georgian oboist, solo oboist with the Münster Symphony Orchestra
  • Hristo Kasmetski (* 1946), Bulgarian oboist, solo oboist of the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra
  • Alex Klein (* 1964), Brazilian oboist, solo oboist Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Uwe Kleinsorge, solo oboist, Gewandhausorchester
  • Walter Klingner , principal cor anglais MDR symphony orchestra
  • Lothar Koch (1935–2003), principal oboist at the Berlin Philharmonic, professor in Salzburg
  • Ralf-Jörn Köster (* 1966), solo oboist at the Nuremberg State Philharmonic, Nuremberg University of Music
  • Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837), oboist in Dresden and Vienna
  • Kalev Kuljus (* 1975), Estonian solo oboist, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, lecturer at the Karlsruhe University of Music

L.

  • John de Lancie (1921–2002), Principal Oboist Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Benoît Laurent, professor for baroque oboe in Frankfurt and Brussels
  • François Leleux (* 1971), professor in Munich
  • Lajos Lencsés (* 1943), solo oboist at the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Winfried Liebermann, solo oboist at the Hamburg State Opera, professor in Lübeck and Heidelberg-Mannheim

M.

  • Karl Mayrhofer (1927–1976), principal oboist of the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera, and university professor
  • Kurt Mahn, solo oboist at the Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Vasile Marian (* 1958), Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Wiener Collage
  • Albrecht Mayer (* 1965), principal oboist at the Berlin Philharmonic
  • Paul McCandless (born 1947), American jazz musician
  • Kurt Meier (* 1950), Swiss soloist, chamber musician and solo oboist of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
  • Andreas Mendel , solo oboist Bruckner Orchester Linz, author
  • Fabian Menzel (* 1961), professor in Frankfurt
  • Paulus van der Merwe (* 1960), solo oboist, NDR symphony orchestra, professor in Hamburg
  • Jiří Mihule, solo oboist Czech Philharmonic, member of the Ars Rediviva ensemble
  • Fumiaki Miyamoto (* 1949), Japanese oboist and conductor, professor at Tokyo College of Music
  • Céline Moinet (* 1984), solo oboist at the Staatskapelle Dresden, professor in Dresden
  • Florian Mueller (1909–1983), principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Wilhelm Mühlfeld (1851–1912), Royal Music Director in Weimar
  • Jochen Müller-Brincken (* 1953), professor of oboe and chamber music at the University of Music in Würzburg

N

O

  • Alexei Ogrintchouk (* 1978), solo oboist at the Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • Domenico Orlando (* 1979), solo oboist Gewandhausorchester, professor at the University of Art in Graz
  • Tom Owen (* 1980), solo oboist Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne

P

  • Antonio Pasculli (1842–1924), oboist in Palermo, composer of works for oboe and cor anglais
  • Günther Passin (1937–2014), professor in Munich
  • Matthew Peaceman (1956–2008), American oboist (baroque and modern), founder and director of the Il Cimento ensemble
  • Pierre Pierlot (1921–2007), French oboist with a variety of recordings from the Baroque to contemporary works dedicated to him
  • Ivan Podjomow (* 1986), Russian oboist, winner of the Prague Spring 2008 music competition
  • Marcel Ponseele (* 1957), Belgian oboist and instrument maker

R.

  • Susanne Regel (* 1974), solo oboist at Musica Antiqua Cologne
  • David Reichenberg (1950–1987), American oboist specializing in baroque oboe, guest of all orchestras with historically oriented performance practice
  • Thomas Rohde (* 1962), principal oboist at the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
  • Ernest Rombout (* 1959), Dutch oboist, professor in Utrecht
  • Evelyn Rothwell (1911–2008), English oboist and author

S.

  • Jürg Schaeftlein (1929–1986), Austrian oboist, including first oboist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, soloist with the Concentus Musicus Vienna
  • Hansjörg Schellenberger (* 1948), principal oboist at the Berlin Philharmonic and conductor
  • Stefan Schilli (* 1970), solo oboist in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg
  • Gernot Schmalfuß, oboist, pianist and conductor, member of the Consortium Classicum, professor in Detmold, conductor of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
  • Axel Schmidt (* 1940), English horn player and oboist, professor in Weimar
  • Bart Schneemann (* 1954), principal oboist, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Dutch wind ensemble
  • Christian Schneider (* 1942), solo oboist in symphony orchestras and member of baroque ensembles, professor in Cologne
  • Willy Schnell (* 1927), oboist and member of the Württemberg State Orchestra and the Stuttgart Bach Academy , professor in Stuttgart
  • Salomo Schweizer (* 1993), Swiss oboist and English horn player, solo oboist in the Braunschweig State Orchestra
  • Andreas Schwinn (1920–2008), member of the Munich Philharmonic
  • Gunter Sieberth (* 1965), solo oboist Jena Philharmonic
  • Wladimir Skljarenko (* 1955), Russian oboist, winner of the competition in Ragusa (Italy) 1998
  • Heike Steinbrecher (* 1971), solo English horn player at the Bavarian State Opera, professor in Augsburg
  • Ray Still (1920–2014), principal oboist at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1953 to 1993
  • Veit Stolzenberger (* 1965), principal oboist at the German Radio Philharmonic Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
  • Pavel Strugalev (* 1970), solo oboist at the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen
  • Keiji Suemasa, principal oboist at the Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Rainer Suschka (* 1952), solo oboist at the Thuringian Philharmonic Gotha
  • Alfred Sous (1925–2011), solo oboist with the Hessischer Rundfunk and the Cappella Coloniensis
  • Bernd Schober (* 1965), principal oboist of the Saxon State Orchestra Dresden

T

  • Marcel Tabuteau (1887–1966), Principal Oboist Philadelphia Orchestra, Professor in Philadelphia
  • Peter Tavernaro (* 1971), professor in Linz
  • Michael Tewes (* 1968), solo oboist in the Heeresmusikkorps Hannover
  • Gerhard Turetschek (* 1943), principal oboist of the Vienna Philharmonic

W.

  • Henrik Wahlgren (* 1967), principal oboist, Gewandhausorchester
  • David Walter (* 1958), French oboist and conductor, professor in Paris
  • Hagen Wangenheim, solo oboist Bavarian State Orchestra
  • David Werner (* 1986), principal oboist Anhaltische Philharmonie, author of the book The Path to the Good Oboe Reed
  • Hans-Peter Westermann, freelance oboist, ao guest at Concentus Musicus Vienna, manufacturer of historical oboes ("Wasp oboes")
  • Christian Wetzel (* 1963/1964), solo oboist Mannheim, professor in Leipzig and Cologne
  • Helmut Winschermann (* 1920), oboist, university professor and conductor, professor in Detmold
  • Gregor Witt (* 1968), solo oboist at the Staatskapelle Berlin, professor in Rostock
  • Andreas Wittmann (* 1961), member of the Berlin Philharmonic
  • Tytus Wojnowicz (* 1965), Polish oboist, professor in Warsaw, cross-over CD recordings
  • Marie Wolf (* 1955), 1994–97 head of the first Austrian conservatory department for early music in Vienna, member of the Concentus Musicus Vienna
  • Dominik Wollenweber (* 1967), principal English horn player at the Berlin Philharmonic, professor in Berlin

Y

Z

  • Omar Zoboli (* 1953), Italian oboist, professor at the University of Music in Basel