Recordings of Oboists from Around the World

Recordings of Oboists from Around the World

Musette, Oboe d'Amore, English horn, Bass Oboe, and Hecklephone Recordings

Historical Oboe Recordings 

Jazz, Pop, Rock, Movie, Celtic, Klezmer, and World Oboe Recordings

Recordings of Ensembles That Feature Oboe 

Recordings of Past Famous Oboe Players 

Recordings of Oboists Performing Non-Traditionally  

Recordings of Oboe Etudes and Excerpts

OBOE RECORDINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD 

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 

Nationality listed refers to birthplace, but not necessarily playing style, as many oboists study in other countries.  

OBOE

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

David Nuttall   Principal oboe of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Listen

Diana Doherty Principal oboe of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Listen

BRAZILIAN - AMERICAN

Alex Klein Former principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony and soloist Listen

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

Lin Qing  Principal oboe of Tempus Konnex contemporary Chamber Orchestra in Germany; soloist Listen

DANISH

Henrik Chaim Goldschmidt Principal oboist of the Royal Danish Orchestra Listen

DUTCH

Pauline Oostenrijk Soloist and recording artist  Listen

ESTONIAN

Kalev Kuljus  Soloist Listen

FRENCH

Maurice Bourgue International soloist Listen 

François Leleux Solo oboe with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and soloist Listen

GERMAN

Christoph Hartmann Berlin Philharmonic oboist Listen

Albrecht Mayer International soloist and recording artist Listen 

Hansjorg Schellenberger Soloist and recording artist Listen  

GREEK-AMERICAN

Kostas Tilakos Teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Listen

ISRAELI

Dudu Carmel Principal of the Israel Philharmonic Listen

ITALIAN

Omar Zoboli International soloist and recording artist Listen

JAPANESE

Fumiaki Miyamoto Records classical, jazz and pop music  Listen 

JAPANESE-AMERICAN

Keisuke Wakao 若尾圭介 Ass. Principal of the Boston Symphony, Principal of the Boston Pops Orchestra Listen

KOREAN

Yeon-Hee Kwak Soloist Listen

Kyeong Ham Second oboe with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Listen 

MEXICAN

Alejandro Tello Listen

NORWEGIAN

Erik Niord Larsen Soloist and Principal with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra  Listen

RUSSIAN

Ivan Podyomov Principal of the Concertgebouw  Listen

RUSSIAN-AMERICAN

Eugene Izotov Principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Listen 

SPANISH

Juan Manuel García-Cano Solo oboe of the Plural Ensemble Listen

SOUTH AMERICAN

Néstor Garrote Principal Oboe of the “Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires” of the Teatro Colón Listen

SWEDISH

Helen Jahren International soloist and recording artist  Listen

Mårten Larsson Solo oboe in Sweden's National Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Listen

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

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