List of famous oboists
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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Diethelm Jonas , solo oboist in Essen, Munich, Stuttgart and Lucerne, professor in Lübeck
- Christiane Jungbauer, Austrian solo oboist of the Bavarian Police Orchestra
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Michael Niesemann (* 1960), oboist and university professor, professor in Essen
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Rosemary Yiameos (* 1974), principal oboist with the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
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- Omar Zoboli (* 1953), Italian oboist, professor at the University of Music in Basel