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Ever increasing communication has allowed oboists from around the world to hear each other frequently, and to more easily share technique and style. Yet there remains many diverse successful approaches to oboe playing, usually associated with a country and/or a prominent teacher. There are two major styles, North American (USA and Canada) and European, and many variations, some of which close the gap between these two. The differences are, in large part, in the teaching traditions, as well as in the shape and scrape of the reeds which emphasizes different characteristics of the tone quality and flexibility.
The following list of internet recordings of well-known oboists from around the world is no way comprehensive or exclusive.
OBOE FAMILY PERFORMERS BY NATIONALITY
OBOE FAMILY PERFORMERS BY NATIONALITY
Nationality listed refers to birthplace, but not necessarily playing style, as many oboists study in other countries.
OBOE
OBOE
AMERICAN
AMERICAN
Stephen Caplan Professor at the University of Las Vegas; author of Oboemotions Listen
Libby Van Cleve Author of "Oboe Unbound" Listen
Peter Cooper Principal oboe of the Colorado Symphony Listen
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida Principal oboist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Listen
Elaine Douvas Principal oboist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Listen
John Ferrillo Principal oboist of the Boston Symphony Listen
Kathy Greenbank Principal oboist of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Listen
Erin Hannigan Principal oboist of the Dallas Symphony Listen
Charles Hamann Principal of the National Arts Centre Orchestra Listen
Aaron Hill Oboe professor at the University of Nevada, Reno Listen
Jared Hauser Oboe professor at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music Listen
Richard Killmer Oboe professor at the Eastman School of Music Listen
Nancy Ambrose King Oboe Professor at the University of Michigan and soloist Listen
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione Principal oboist of the Atlanta Symphony Listen
Jacqueline Leclair Oboe professor at McGill University Listen
Katherine Needlman Principal oboe of the Baltimore Symphony Listen
Joseph Robinson Former principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic Listen
Frank Rosenwein Principal oboe of the Cleveland Orchestra Listen
Martin Schuring Professor of oboe at the Arizona State U; author of the comprehensive Oboe Art and Method Listen
Matt Sullivan Director of Double Reed Studies at NYU Steinhardt Listen
Allan Vogel Soloist Listen
Richard Woodhams Former Principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra; teaches at the Curtis Institute Listen
AUSTRALIAN
AUSTRALIAN
David Nuttall Principal oboe of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Listen
Diana Doherty Principal oboe of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Listen
BRAZILIAN - AMERICAN
BRAZILIAN - AMERICAN
Alex Klein Former principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony and soloist Listen
CANADIAN
CANADIAN
Sarah Jeffrey Principal oboe of the Toronto Symphony Listen
Geralyn Giovannetti Professor of Oboe at Brigham Young University Listen
Colin Maier Oboist in Quartetto Gelato Listen
Louise Pellerin teaches at the Zürich University of Arts and is a faculty member of the Orford Music Academy Listen
Cynthia Steljes Founding member of Quartetto Gelato Listen
CHINESE
CHINESE
Lin Qing Principal oboe of Tempus Konnex contemporary Chamber Orchestra in Germany; soloist Listen
DANISH
DANISH
Henrik Chaim Goldschmidt Principal oboist of the Royal Danish Orchestra Listen
DUTCH
DUTCH
Pauline Oostenrijk Soloist and recording artist Listen
ESTONIAN
ESTONIAN
Kalev Kuljus Soloist Listen
FRENCH
FRENCH
Maurice Bourgue International soloist Listen
François Leleux Solo oboe with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and soloist Listen
GERMAN
GERMAN
Christoph Hartmann Berlin Philharmonic oboist Listen
Albrecht Mayer International soloist and recording artist Listen
Hansjorg Schellenberger Soloist and recording artist Listen
GREEK-AMERICAN
GREEK-AMERICAN
Kostas Tilakos Teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Listen
ISRAELI
ISRAELI
Dudu Carmel Principal of the Israel Philharmonic Listen
ITALIAN
ITALIAN
Omar Zoboli International soloist and recording artist Listen
JAPANESE
JAPANESE
Fumiaki Miyamoto Records classical, jazz and pop music Listen
JAPANESE-AMERICAN
JAPANESE-AMERICAN
Keisuke Wakao 若尾圭介 Ass. Principal of the Boston Symphony, Principal of the Boston Pops Orchestra Listen
KOREAN
KOREAN
Yeon-Hee Kwak Soloist Listen
Kyeong Ham Second oboe with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Listen
MEXICAN
MEXICAN
NORWEGIAN
NORWEGIAN
Erik Niord Larsen Soloist and Principal with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Listen
RUSSIAN
RUSSIAN
Ivan Podyomov Principal of the Concertgebouw Listen
RUSSIAN-AMERICAN
RUSSIAN-AMERICAN
Eugene Izotov Principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Listen
SPANISH
SPANISH
Juan Manuel García-Cano Solo oboe of the Plural Ensemble Listen
SOUTH AMERICAN
SOUTH AMERICAN
Néstor Garrote Principal Oboe of the “Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires” of the Teatro Colón Listen
SWEDISH
SWEDISH
Helen Jahren International soloist and recording artist Listen
Mårten Larsson Solo oboe in Sweden's National Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Listen
SWISS
SWISS
Heinz Holliger International soloist. Many modern compositions composed specifically for him; many current performers are his students Listen
Thomas Indermühle Soloist, recording artist and teacher at the Zürich Conservatoire and the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Karlsruhe Listen
UK
UK
Douglas Boyd Former principal oboe of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe; now conductor Listen
Nicholas Daniel One of the UK’s most distinguished soloists Listen
Gordon Hunt Principal oboist of the Philharmonia and London Chamber Orchestra; international soloist Listen
Christopher Redgate Soloist, researcher, designer of the Howarth-Redgate 21st Century Oboe Listen
MUSETTE
MUSETTE
Martin Bliggenstorfer (Swiss) Listen
OBOE D’AMORE
OBOE D’AMORE
Geoffrey Burgess (Australian-American) Listen
Christian Hommel (German) Listen
Albrecht Mayer (German) Listen
ENGLISH HORN
ENGLISH HORN
Cally Banham (American) Listen
Pedro Diaz (Puerto Rican-American) Listen
Carolyn Hove (American) Listen
Thomas Stacy (American) Listen
Hansjorg Schellenberger (German) Listen
BASS OBOE
BASS OBOE
Scott Hostetler (American) Listen
Alex Klein (Brazilian-American) Listen
Phil Popham (American) Listen
David Weiss (American) Listen
HECKLEPHONE
HECKLEPHONE
Arthur Grossman (American) Listen
Hecklephone Party Listen
Francesco Pomarico (Italian) Listen
HISTORICAL OBOE
HISTORICAL OBOE
Geoffrey Burgess (Australian-American) Listen
Paul Goodwin (British) Listen
Debra Nagy (American) Listen
Gonzalo Ruiz (American) Listen
Han de Vries (Dutch) Listen
OBOE FAMILY BY GENRE
OBOE FAMILY BY GENRE
JAZZ OBOE
JAZZ OBOE
Mario Arcari (Italian) Listen
Garvin Bushell (American) Listen
Bob Cooper (American) Listen
Jean-Luc Fillon “Oboman” (French) Listen
Jared Hauser (American) Listen
Aaron Hill (American) Listen
Irving Horowitz, English horn (American) Johnny Mathis - "Misty"
Yoram Lachish (Israeli) Listen
Yusef Lateef (American) Listen
Colin Maier (Canadian) Listen
Makanda Ken McIntyre (American) Listen
Tiago Marques (Portuguese) Listen
Paul McCandless (American) Listen
Charles Pillow (American) Listen
POP OBOE
POP OBOE
David Agnew, oboe (Irish) "Gabriel's Oboe"
Chris Bleth, oboe (American) Three Days of Hamlet (film)
Tom Boyd, oboe (American) “Titanic Theme”
Palmeri Fabio, oboe (Italian) “Rondo Siciliano”
George Morgan, oboe (American) Crossroads – “End Credits”
Sid Weinberg, English horn (American) Judy Collins – “Send in the Clowns”
Keve Wilson, oboe (American) “Moonriver”
Unknown oboist (American?) Frank Sinatra - "It was a Very Good Year"
ROCK OBOE (Older)
ROCK OBOE (Older)
Bill Bennet, oboe (American) Tracy Chapman - “Goodbye”
Fredric Cohen, oboe (American) The Stylistics - "Betcha By Golly-Wow"
Karl Jenkins, oboe (Welsh) Soft Machine - "Bundles"
Pete Long, oboe (UK) Stereophonics – “Handbags and Gladrags”
Andy Mackay, oboe (UK) Roxy Music - "Virginia Plain"
George Marge, oboe d'Amour (American) Barry Manilow - Weekend in New England
George Marge, oboe and English horn (American) Dion - "Abraham, Martin, and John"
George Marge, oboe (American) Madonna - “Crazy for you “
Bob Messenger (or Earle Dumler), English horn (American) The Carpenters - “For all we know”
George Poole, oboe (American) Sonny and Cher - “I got you babe”
Roy Wood, oboe (UK) The Move – “It wasn’t my idea to dance”
ROCK OBOE (Current)
ROCK OBOE (Current)
Robbie J. de Klerk, oboe (Netherlands) Another Messiah – “And now I will” from Dark Dreams, My Child
Gunnar Ben, oboe (Iceland) Skálmöld -"Kvaðning" from Baldur
MOVIE OBOE
MOVIE OBOE
Chris Bleth, Duduk (American) Theme from Narnia
John Ellis, oboe (American) Angela's Ashes
CELTIC OBOE
CELTIC OBOE
Colin Maier (Canadian) Listen
Keve Wilson (American) Listen
KLEZMER OBOE
KLEZMER OBOE
Colin Maier (Canadian) Listen
WORLD MUSIC
WORLD MUSIC
Brenda Schuman-Post (American) Listen
ENSEMBLES THAT FEATURE OBOE
ENSEMBLES THAT FEATURE OBOE
The Akropolis Quintet (American) Listen
La Bande des Hautbois du Roy (Italian) Listen
Ensemble Ouranos Woodwind Quintet Listen
The Imani Winds (American) Listen
Karpos Oboe Ensemble (Korean) Listen
The Lonarc Oboe Trio (UK) Listen
New York Kammermusiker (American) Listen
Oboe Family Quartet (specific composition) Listen
Oregon (Jazz) (American) Listen
Piri Oboe ensemble (Korean) Listen
Quartetto Gelato (Canadian) Listen
Shuffle (now Ensemble Mélange) (American) Listen
Sugar Hill Salon (American) Listen
The Royal Danish Oboes (Danish) Listen
PAST FAMOUS PLAYERS
PAST FAMOUS PLAYERS
Robert Bloom (American) Listen
John Delancie (American) Listen
Harold Gomberg (American) Listen
Leon Goosens (UK) Listen
Marc Lifschey (American) Listen
Pierre Pierlot (French) Listen
Evelyn Rothwell/Barbirolli (UK) Listen
Seizo Suzuki (Japanese) Listen
Marcel Tabuteau (French-American) Listen
OBOISTS PERFORMING NON-TRADITIONALLY
OBOISTS PERFORMING NON-TRADITIONALLY
Hassan Anderson (American) All styles of music with Shuffle (now Ensemble Mélange) Listen
Jean-Luc Fillon “Oboman” (French) Performing with dancers Listen
Aaron Hill (American) Free Improvising Listen
Colin Maier (Canadian) Music and acrobatics with Quartetto Gelato Listen
Denis Osver (Russian) Performing with dancers Listen
Phil Popham (American) and Katherine Needleman (American) “Watch Me Whip" Listen
Alejandro Tello (Mexican) Street Performing Listen
Amilkar Villanueva, oboe d’Amore (Columbian) Performing with dancers Listen
Tomoharu Yoshida (Japanese) Performing with a dancer Listen
ETUDES AND EXCERPTS
ETUDES AND EXCERPTS
Wilhelm Ferling 48 Famous Studies for Oboe or Saxophone, op. 31 Listen
Alyssa Morris: Six Collision Etudes for Solo Oboe Listen
Orchestral Excerpts with Eugene Izotov
Orchestral Excerpts with Albrecht Mayer
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