List of oboists
An oboist (formerly hautboist) is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the cor anglais, oboe d'amore, shawm and oboe musette.
The following is a list of notable past and present professional oboists, with indications when they were/are known better for other professions in their own time. Oboists with an asterisk (*) have biographies in the online version of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Historical oboists
Baroque period 1600-1760
- Johann Jacob Bach (1682–1722), German (Bach’s brother)
- Francesco Barsanti (1690–1772), Italian * (composer)
- Alessandro Besozzi (1702–1793), Italian *
- Antonio Besozzi (1707–1781), Italian *
- Christoforo Besozzi (1661–1725), Italian *
- Giuseppe Besozzi (1686–1760), Italian * de:Giuseppe Besozzi
- Paolo Girolamo Besozzi (1704–1778), Italian *
- Mateo Bissoli (Bisioli) (c.1711-1780), Italian
- Esprit Philippe Chédeville (1696–1762), French *
- Nicolas Chédeville (1705–1782), French *
- Pierre Chédeville (1694–1725), French *
- Michel Danican dit Philidor (1580–1651), French
- André Danican Philidor (c.1652-1730), French * (music librarian)
- Anne Danican Philidor (1681–1728), French
- Jean Danican Philidor (ca.1620-1679), French
- John Ernest Galliard (c. 1675-1747), German *
- Johann Caspar Gleditsch (1684–1747), German ("Bach's oboist")
- Peter Glösch (c.1685-1754), German [1]
- Jean Hotteterre (c.1610-1691), French * (instrument maker) (one of several oboists in the family)
- Martin Hotteterre (1635–1712), French * (instrument maker)
- Nicolas Hotteterre (1637–1694), French *
- Jean Christian Kytch (died c.1738), Dutch ("Handel's oboist")
- Johann François La Riche (1662-after 1733), Flemish * [2]
- Jacques Loeillet (1685–1748), Flemish *
- Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1680–1730), Flemish *
- Jacques Paisible (c.1656-1721), French (oboist in Robert Cambert orchestra which moved to London in 1673)
- José Pla (1728–1762), Spanish *
- Juan Bautista Pla (c.1720-after 1773), Spanish *
- Manuel Pla (c.1725-1766), Spanish *
- Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763), Italian * [3]
- Johann Christian Richter (1689–1744), German [4]
- Jacob Riehman (c.1680-1729), Dutch *
- Giuseppe Sammartini (1695–1750), Italian * (son of French oboist Alexis Saint-Martin)
- Ignatz Sieber (Ignazio Siber) (c.1680-c.1760), German-Italian ("Vivaldi's oboist")
- Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), German composer (Oboe was one of over 10 instruments he played)
- Roberto Valentine (1674-c.1740), English * (composer) [5]
Classical period 1730-1820
- Sante Aguilar (c.1734-1808), Italian [6]
- Christian Frederik Barth (1787–1861), Danish
- Christian Samuel Barth (1735–1809), German *
- Philip Barth (1774–1804), Danish *
- Georg Benda (1722–1795), Czech * (composer)
- Carlo Besozzi (1738–1791), Italian *
- Gaetano Besozzi (1725–1794), Italian * [7] de:Gaetano Besozzi
- Friedrich Braun (1759–1824), German *
- Josef Czerwenka (1759–1835), Czech-Austrian ("Beethoven's oboist")
- Georg Druschetzky (1745–1819), Czech *
- Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755–1810), Italian * [8]
- Pietro Ferlendis (1748–1836), Italian
- Josef Fiala (1749–1816), Czech * ("Mozart's oboist 1")
- Johann Christian Fischer (1733–1800), German * [9]
- Joseph François Garnier (1755–1825), French *
- Michel Joseph Gebauer (1763–1812), French *
- Gottlieb Graupner (1767–1836), German-American
- William Herschel (1738–1822), German (astronomer) (before 1765 primarily oboist, only later an astronomer)
- François Jadin (1731–1790), French *
- Carl Khym (1770-after 1819), Czech *
- Ludwig August Lebrun (1746–1790), German *
- Ignace Malzat (1757–1804), Austrian (probably wrote the "Haydn" oboe concerto) *
- Domenico Mancinelli (c.1723-1804), Italian *
- John Parke (1745–1829), English *
- William Thomas Parke (1762–1847), English *
- Giuseppe Prota (1737–1807), Italian *
- Friedrich Ramm (1744–1813), German ("Mozart's oboist 2") [10]
- François Alexandre Antoine Sallantin (1755-1830?), French *
- Johann Friedrich Schröter (1724–1811), German *
- Charles J. Suck (c. 1760-c.1808), English *
- Philipp Teimer (1767-c.1817), Bohemian (English horn)
- Georg Triebensee (1746–1813), Bohemian *
- Josef Triebensee (1772–1846), Bohemian * (composer)
- Thomas Vincent (musician) (1720–1783), English *
- Johann Nepomuk Went (1745–1801), Bohemian * nl:Jan Nepomuk Vent
Romantic period 1815-1910
- Apollon Barret (1804–1879), French * [11]
- Christian Frederik Barth (1787–1861), Danish *
- Richard Baumgärtel (1858–1941), German
- Félix-Charles Berthélemy (1829–1868), French
- Carl A.P. Braun (1788–1835), German *
- Wilhelm Braun (1796–1867), German *
- Henri Brod (1799–1839), French * [12] fr:Henri Brod
- Baldassare Centroni (c.1784-1860), Italian ("Rossini's oboist")
- Charles Colin (1832–1881), French [13] de:Charles Colin
- Grattan Cooke (1808–1889), English [14]
- Giovanni Daelli (c.1800?-1860), Italian
- Franz Wilhelm Ferling (1796–1874), German [15]
- Anton Flad (1775–1850), German [16]
- Georges Gillet (1854–1920), French * [17] fr:Georges Gillet
- Joseph Gungl (1810–1889), Hungarian * (conductor)
- Johann Peter Heuschkel (1773–1853), German *
- Ernst Krähmer (1795–1857), German *
- Desiré Alfred Lalande (1866–1904), French *
- Antoine Joseph Lavigne (1816–1886), French
- Johann Heinrich Luft (1813–1877), German [18]
- William Malsch (1855–1924), English *
- Carlo Paessler (1774–1865), Italian
- Giovanni Paggi (1806–1887), Italian *
- Antonio Pasculli (1842–1924), Italian * (the "Paganini of the oboe")
- Charles Reynolds (1843–1916), English
- Friedrich Ruthardt (1800–1862), German
- Adolf Rzepko (1825–1892), Polish *
- Joseph Sellner (1787–1843), Austrian [19]
- Pedro Soler (1810–1850), Spanish
- Friedrich-Eugen Thurner (1785–1827), German [20]
- Charles Triébert (1810–1867), French *
- Frédéric Triébert (1813–1878), French * (instrument maker) [21]
- Raoul Triébert (1845-c.1894), French *
- Louis-Auguste Vény (1801-after 1848), French
- Stanislas Verroust (1814–1863), French [22]
- Gustave Vogt (1781–1870), French * fr:Gustave Vogt
- Friedrich Westenholz (1778–1840), German *
- Carlo Yvon (1798–1854), Italian [23]
20th Century oboists
A-L
- Rhadames Angelucci (1915–1991), American [24]
- Alfred Barthel (1871–1957), French [25]
- André Lardrot (1932-), French
- Evelyn Barbirolli (born Evelyn Rothwell), (1911–2008), English * [26]
- Louis Bas (1863–1944), French
- Etienne Baudo (1903–2001), French [27]
- Louis Bleuzet (1871–1941), French fr:Louis Bleuzet
- Robert Bloom (1908–1994), American * [28]
- Joy Boughton (1913–1963), English [29]
- Leonard Brain (1915–1975), English *
- Henri de Busscher (1880–1975), Belgian * [30]
- Natalie Caine (1909–2008), English
- Jacques Chambon (1932–1984), French
- Janet Craxton (1929–1981), English * [31] (Sister of the painter John Craxton).
- William Criss (1921–1984), American [32]
- Albert Debondue (1895–1984), French
- Antonio Estévez (1916–1988), Venezuelan * (composer)
- Alvin Etler (1913–1973), American * (composer)
- Svend Christian Felumb (1898–1972), Danish
- Fritz Flemming (1872/3-1947), German
- Bert Gassman (1911–2004), American [33]
- Fernand Gillet (1882–1980), French [34]
- Albert Goltzer (1918–2007), American [35] [36]
- Harold Gomberg (1916–1985), American *
- Ralph Gomberg (1921–2006), American *
- Leon Goossens (1897–1988), English *
- František Hanták (1910–1990), Czech * cs:František Hanták
- Earnest Harrison (1918–2005), American [37]
- Kurt Kalmus, German
- Hans Kamesch (1901–1975), Austrian
- Rudolf Kempe (1910–1976), German * (conductor)
- Bruno Labate (1883–1968), Italian [38]
- Roland Lamorlette (1894–1960), French
- John de Lancie (1921–2002), American *
- Alfred Läubin (1906–1976), American (instrumentmaker)
- Marc Lifschey (1926–2000), American [39]
- Leland Lincoln (1921–1991), American
- Georges Longy (1868–1930), French * [40]
M-Z
- Terence MacDonagh (1908–1986), British [41]
- Arno Mariotti (1911–1993), German-born American [42]
- Josef Marx (1913–1978), German-American * [43]
- Robert Mayer (1910–1994), American [44]
- Karl Mayrhofer (1927–1976), Austrian [45]
- Mitch Miller (1911–2010), American (choir conductor, recording director)
- Myrtile Morel (1889–1979), French [46]
- Florian Mueller (1904–1983), American [47]
- Pierre Pierlot (1921–2007), French [48] fr:Pierre Pierlot
- Giuseppe Prestini (1875–1955), Italian [49]
- David Reichenberg (1950–1987), American (also listed under period instrumentalists below)
- Jürg Schaeftlein (1929–1986), Austrian * [50]
- Riccardo Scozzi (1878–1955), Italian [51]
- Edgar Shann (1919–1984), Swiss
- Harry Shulman (1916–1971), American [52]
- Jerry Sirucek (1922–1996), American [53]
- Koen van Slogteren (1922–1995), Dutch [54] nl:Koen van Slogteren
- Václav Smetáček (1906–1986), Czech * (conductor)
- Robert Sprenkle (1914–1988), American
- Karl Steins (1919–2009), German [55]
- William Grant Still (1895–1978), American * (composer)
- Haakon Stotijn (1915–1964), Dutch * nl:Haakon Stotijn
- Jaap Stotijn (1891–1970), Dutch * [56] nl:Jaap Stotijn
- František Suchý (1902–1977), Czech
- Sidney Sutcliffe (1918–2001), Scottish [57]
- Seizo Suzuki (1922–2008)鈴木清三, Japanese ja:鈴木清三[58]
- Marcel Tabuteau (1887–1966), French/American *
- Jiří Tancibudek (1921–2004), Czech-Australian [59]
- Giuseppe Tomassini (1915–1987), Italian
- Whitney Tustin (1912–2002), American, [60]
- Lois Wann (1912–1999), American
- Alexander Wunderer (1877–1955), Austrian
20th century English horn players
- Engelbert Brenner (1904–1986), Austrian- born American [61]
- Harry Freedman (1922–2005), Polish-born Canadian (composer)
- Hans Hadamowsky (1906–1996), Austrian [62]
- Peter Henkelman (1882–1949), Dutch [63]
- Leo van der Lek (1908–1999), Dutch [64]
- John Minsker (1912–2007), American [65]
- Louis Speyer (1890–1980), French
Contemporary classical oboists
A-B
- Emanuel Abbuhl, Swiss ) [66]
- Alain Girard, Swiss
- David Abosch (born 1928), American
- Laura Ahlbeck, American [67]
- John Anderson (born 1954), English [68]
- Per Andersson, Swedish
- Satoki Aoyama(also known as Kim)青山聖樹, Japanese [69]
- Eriko Ara (born 1981) 荒絵理子, Japanese
- Marios Argiros (born 1960) Greek
- Max Artved (born 1965), Danish
- Robert Atherholt (born c.1955), American [70]
- Washington Barella (born 1964), Brazilian de: Washington Barella
- Theodore Baskin (born 1950), American
- Perry Bauman (born 1918), American-Canadian [71]
- William Bennett (born 1956), American [72]
- José Coutinho (born 1956), Portugal
- León Biriotti (born 1929), Uruguayan *
- Neil Black (born 1932), English
- Jonathan Blumenfeld, American [73]
- Gianfranco Bortolato (born 1964), Italian [74]
- Robert Botti, (born 1956), American [75]
- Maurice Bourgue (born 1939), French * fr:Maurice Bourgue
- Christopher Bouwman (born 1981), Dutch nl:Christopher Bouwman
- Peter Bowman, American [76]
- Douglas Boyd (born 1960), Scottish [77]
- Peter Bree (born 1949), Dutch [78]
- Kim Bryden, American [79]
- Lon Bussell (born 1958), American
C-E
- Germán Cáceres (born 1954), Salvadoran *
- George Caird, English [80]
- Sandro Caldini (born 1958), Italian
- James Caldwell (1938–2006), American [81]
- Anthony Camden (1938–2006), English [82]
- Robin Canter, English
- Elizabeth Camus, American Cleveland Orchestra
- Jean-Louis Capezzali (born 1959), French [83] fr:Jean-Louis Capezzali
- April Cap, American
- Stephen Caplan, American [84] [85]
- Dudu Carmel, Israeli [86]
- Roy Carter (born 1949), English
- Robert Casier (born 1924), French
- Juan Castillo (born 1960), Panamanian
- Joseph Celli (born 1944), American *
- Brian Charles (born c. 1956), American (reedmaker)
- Nora Cismondi (born 1978), French (Principal oboist in the Orchestre National de France)
- Manfred Clement (1934–2001), German
- Belinda Code (born 1947) American/Canadian
- Fredric T. Cohen (born 1948), American [87]
- Roger Cole, American [88]
- Meredyth Coleman,American {http://www.citywindstrio.com]
- Amy Collins (born c. 1961), American [89]
- Peter Cooper, American [90]
- Christopher Cowie, Welsh [91]
- Jeffrey Crellin, Australian [92]
- Christopher Crosby, English
- Jill Crowther, English [93]
- Nicholas Daniel (born 1962), English
- Ian Davidson (born 1958) American [94]
- Barry Davis (born 1948, English [95]
- Jan De Maeyer (born 1949), Belgian (composer) [96] de:Jan De Maeyer
- John Dee, American [97]
- Clara Dent, German (daughter of Simon Dent)
- Simon Dent (born c.1950), English-born German
- Paolo Di Cioccio (1963), Italian
- Francesco Di Rosa (born 1967), Italian [98]
- Diego Dini Ciacci, Italian [99]
- Jonathan Dlouhy, American [100]
- Diana Doherty (born 1966), Australian
- Elaine Douvas (born c. 1952), American
- Leo Driehuys, Dutch
- Robert Driscoll, (1959) American [101]
- Stuart Edward Dunkel, American
- Niels Eje (born 1954), Danish [102]
F-H
- Lothar Faber (born 1922), German
- Roger Fedelleck (born 1946), American
- Peter Fischer (1924–2004), German
- John Ferrillo, American [103]
- Ronald L. Fox (born 1934) American
- Sarah Francis (born 1938), English *
- Simon Fuchs (born 1961), Swiss [104]
- Ken-ichi Furube (born 1968) 古部賢一 , Japanese
- Martin Gabriel (born 1956), Austrian
- Thomas Gallant, American
- Martin Gebhardt, Swiss [105] de:Martin Gebhardt
- Alfred Genovese, American
- Ariana Ghez (born 1979), American [106]
- Anne Gilby, Australian [107]
- Burkhard Glaetzner (born 1943), German [108] de:Burkhard Glaetzner
- Wynne Godley (1926–2010), English (economist)
- Paul Goodey, English [109]
- Ingo Goritzki (born 1939), German [110]
- Peter Graeme (born 1921), English
- Kathryn Greenbank, American [111]
- Klaus-Peter Gütz (born 1938?), German
- Anni Haapaniemi (born 1979), Finnish
- Laszlo Hadady (born 1956), Hungarian [112]
- Charles Hamann (born 1971), American [113]
- Steinar Hannevold (born 1952), Norwegian [114]
- Erin Hannigan, American [115]
- Jesper Harrysson (born 1967, Swedish sv:Jesper Harryson
- Christoph Hartmann (born 1965), German de: Christoph Hartmann (Oboist)
- Jared Hauser (born 1971), American
- Kurt Hausmann (born 1924), German [116]
- Werner Herbers (born 1940), Dutch [117] nl:Werner Herbers
- Kyoko Hida-Battaglia, Japanese-American [118]
- Tomoyuki Hirota (born 1963) 広田智之, Japanese [119]
- Brynjar Hoff (born 1940), Norwegian [120] de:Brynjar Hoff
- Heinz Holliger (born 1939), Swiss *
- Bernd Holz (born 1955), German [121] [122] [123]
- Christian Hommel (born 1963), German [124]
- Masashi Honma (born 1947)本間正史, Japanese (also known for period instruments) [125]
- Helmut Hucke (born 1929), German
- Gordon Hunt (born 1950), English [126]
I-L
- Althea Ifeka, Nigerian-English [127]
- Shoko Ikeda (born 1974) 池田昭子, Japanese [128]
- Thomas Indermühle (born 1951), Swiss [129]
- Jennet Ingle, American [130]
- Keiko Inoue 井上圭子, Japanese
- Eugene Izotov (born 1973), Russian-American
- Jean-Claude Jaboulay, French [131]
- Helen Jahren (born 1959), Swedish [132]
- Kamil Jalilov (born 1938), Azerbaijani
- Brian James (born 1977), American/Canadian [133]
- Arthur Jensen (born 1925), American [134]
- Diethelm Jonas (born 1953), German
- Michael Kamen (1948–2003), American (film score composer)
- Richard Kanter (born 1934), American
- Melvin Kaplan (born 1929), American
- Manfred Kautzky, Austrian
- Dom Kelly (born 1974), English [135]
- Jonathan Kelly (born 1969), British
- Richard Killmer, American [136]
- Nancy Ambrose King, American [137]
- Dimitris Kitsos (born 1971), Greek [138]
- Alex Klein (born 1964), Brazilian [139]
- Merilee Klemp, American [140]
- Elizabeth Koch (born 1986), American
- Lothar Koch (1935–2003), German *
- Cynthia Koledo de Almeida, American
- Kalev Kuljus (born c.1975), Estonian [141]
- Yeon-Hee Kwak (born c. 1969), Korean [142]
- Barbara LaFitte (born 1956), American [143]
- Vladimir Lande (born 1962), Russian [144]
- André Lardrot (born 1932), Swiss
- Mårten Larsson, Swedish [145]
- François Leleux (born 1971), French [146] fr:François Leleux
- Suzanne Lemieux Canadian
- Lajos Lencsés (born 1943), Hungarian [147] fr:Lajos Lencsés
- Winfried Liebermann (born 1935), German
- Jay Light, American
- Michael Lisicky (born 1964), American
- Sandra Gerster Lisicky (born 1959), American
- Marika Lombardi Italian [148]
- Roger Lord (born 1924), English
- Andreas Lorenz (born 1952), German
- Günter Lorenz (born 1940), Austrian
- Anatoli Lubimov (born 1941), Russian
- Humbert Lucarelli (born 1937), American [149]
M-Q
- Drake Mabry (born 1950), American (composer) [150]
- John Mack (1927–2006), American
- Charles Mackerras (1925–2010), Australian (conductor)
- Kurt Mahn (born 1923), German
- Colin Maier (born 1976), Canadian
- Jean-Claude Malgoire (born 1940), French
- Joel Marangella (born 1940s), American
- Jane Marvine, American [151]
- James Mason (born 1952), American/Canadian [152]
- James Matheson, [153]
- Albrecht Mayer (born 1965), German
- Gaston Maugras, French
- Agnieszka Mazur, (born 1983), Polish
- Mark McEwen, Canadian [154]
- Georg Meerwein (born 1932), German
- Kurt Meier, Swiss [155]
- Malcolm Messiter (born 1949), English [156]
- Fumiaki Miyamoto (born 1949) 宮本文昭, Japanese
- Daisuke Mogi (born 1959) 茂木大輔, Japanese [157]
- Patricia Morehead, Canadian [158]
- Donald Muggeridge, American [159]
- Lucas Macías Navarro (born 1978), Spanish
- Katherine Needleman (born 1978), American
- Celia Nicklin, English [160]
- Bjørn Carl Nielsen (born 1945), Danish
- Alf Nilsson (born 1940), Swedish
- David Nuttall (born 1956), Australian [161]
- Christopher O'Neal (born 1953), British [162]
- Eric Ohlsson, American [163]
- Alexei Ogrintchouk (born 1978), Russian (Concertgebouw Orchestra) [164] de:Alexei Ogrintchouk
- Pauline Oostenrijk (born 1967), Dutch [165] nl:Pauline Oostenrijk
- Mark Ostoich, American [166]
- Emily Pailthorpe (born c.1971), American [167]
- Ivan Paisov (born 1973), Russian
- Didier Pateau, French [168]
- Pamela Pecha (born 1951), American
- Louise Pellerin, Canadian [169]
- Ivan Podyomov, (born 1986), Russian
- Carolyn Pollak (born 1947), American
- Peter Pongracz, Hungarian
- Nora Post (born 1949), American [170]
- Ivan Pushetchnikov (born 1918), Russian [171]
- Ramón Ortego Quero (born 1988), Spanish
R-S
- Stéphane Rancourt (born 1967), Canadian
- Wayne Rapier (1930–2005), American [172]
- Jeffrey Rathbun (born 1959), American
- Elizabeth Raum (born 1945), Canadian * [173]
- Christopher Redgate (born 1956), English [174]
- Juozas Rimas (born 1942), Lithuanian
- Andrea Jayne Ridilla (born 1956), American
- Joseph Robinson (born 1940), American *
- Erik Rodell, Swedish
- Božo Rogelja (born 1946), Slovenian
- Carlo Romano (born 1954), Italian [175]
- Ernest Rombout (born 1959), Dutch [176]
- Ronald Roseman (1933–2000), American [177]
- Bengt Rosengren, Swedish
- Frank Rosenwein, American [178]
- Edwin Roxburgh (born 1937), English *
- Andrey Rubtsov (born 1982), Russian [179]
- Telena Ruth (born 1957), Australian [180]
- Francisco Salanova Alfonso, Spanish
- Graham Salter, English [181]
- Harry Sargous (born 1948), American [182]
- Hansjorg Schellenberger (born 1948), German [183]
- Bernard Schenkel (born 1941), Swiss [184]
- Bart Schneemann (born 1954), Dutch [185] nl:Bart Schneemann
- Stefan Schilli (born 1970), German [186] ca:Stefan Schilli
- Gernot Schmalfuss, German (Member of Consortium Classicum)
- Christian Schmitt (born 1965), French [187]
- Claire Seale (born 1988), Scottish, [188]
- Martin Schuring, American
- Hiroshi Shibayama (born 1947) 柴山洋, Japanese
- Nigel Shore (born 1961), English
- Joanna Simon, American (born 1948)
- Joel Simon, American (born 1947)
- Lawrence Singer (born 1940), American nl:Lawrence Singer
- Jonathan Small (born 1956), English [189]
- Peter Smith, American
- Fredrik Söhngen, German/Swedish [190]
- Robert Sorton (born 1952), American [191]
- Jan Spronk, Dutch
- Cynthia Steljes (1960–2006), Canadian [192]
- Ray Still (born 1920), American [193]
- Daniel Stolper (born TBD), American
- Veit Stolzenberger , German de:Veit Stolzenberger
- Laila Storch (born 1921), American [194] [195]
- Linda Strommen (born 1957), American [196]
- Matt Sullivan, American [197]
T-Z
- Stephen Taylor (born 1949), American [198]
- Jouko Teikari (born 1938), Finnish
- David Theodore (born 1948), Welsh [199]
- Carmen Thierry (born 1962), Mexican
- Blair Tindall, American [200] (author)
- Olga Tomilova, Russian [201]
- Elena Troncone, Venezuelan [202]
- Joseph Turner, American
- Jacques Tys, French [203]
- Alexei Utkin (born 1957), Russian [204]
- Piet Van Bockstal (born 1963), Belgian [205] nl:Piet Van Bockstal
- Joris Van den Hauwe, Belgian
- Jacques Vandeville, French
- Luca Vignali (born c.1962), Italian [206]
- Kevin Vigneau, American [207]
- Allan Vogel (born 1944), American [208]
- Han de Vries (born 1941), Dutch * [209]
- Edo de Waart (born 1941), Dutch * (conductor)
- Keisuke Wakao若尾圭介, Japanese [210]
- Hitoshi Wakui 和久井仁, Japanese
- David Walter (born 1958), French [211] fr:David Walter
- Liang Wang (born 1980)王亮, Chinese
- Katsuya Watanabe (born 1966) 渡辺克也, Japanese
- Hans-Werner Wätzig, German
- Richard Weigall, English [212]
- Mark Weiger (1959–2008), American [213]
- Judith Weir (born 1954), Scotissh (composer)
- David Weiss (born 1947), American [214]
- Derek Wickens (born 1937), British
- Michael Winfield, British
- Roger Winfield, British
- Helmut Winschermann (born 1920), German (conductor) [215] de:Helmut Winschermann
- Otto Winter (born 1937), German
- Barbara Winters, American
- Andreas Wittmann (born 1961), German de:Andreas Wittmann
- Tytus Wojnowicz (born 1965), Polish de:Tytus Wojnowicz
- Richard Woodhams (born 1949), American
- Mizuho Yoshii (born 1973) 吉井瑞穂, Japanese [216]
- Renato Zanfini, Italian [217]
- Omar Zoboli (born c. 1951), Italian [218]
- Günther Zorn, German
- Marilyn Zupnik, American
Contemporary oboists best known for playing English horn (cor anglais) or oboe d'amore
- Geoffrey Browne, English [219]
- Russ deLuna (born 1969), American [220]
- Bo Eriksson, Swedish
- Martin Frutiger (born 1977), Swiss [221]
- Julie Ann Giacobassi (born 1949), American [222]
- Marc Gordon, American [223]
- Jean-Louis Hommes, French (Capitole Toulouse Orchestra Unknown-2009)
- Carolyn Hove, American [224]
- Miriam Jakes-Fournet, American - Dutch - French
- Felix Kraus (1930–2006), Austrian-born American (Cleveland Orchestra 1963-2004)
- Barbara LaFitte [born 1956], American [225]
- Pat McFarland, American
- Jennifer Paull (born 1944), English (oboe d'amore) [226]
- Christine Pendrill, English [227]
- Michel Rosset (born 1956), Swiss
- Louis Rosenblatt (1928–2009), American [228] [229]
- Grover Schiltz (born 1931), American [230]
- Robert Sheena (born 1961), American
- Harold Smoliar (born 1957), American
- Thomas Stacy (born 1938), American * [231]
- Paul Taillefer (born 1912), French
- Dominik Wollenweber (born 1967), German
Contemporary oboists best known for playing period instruments
- John Abberger (born 1957), American [232]
- Katharina Arfken, German [233]
- Alfredo Bernardini (born 1961), Italian [234]
- Ulf Bjurenhed (born 1956), Swedish
- Frank de Bruine, Dutch [235]
- Geoffrey Burgess (born 1960s), Australian ([236]
- Paul Dombrecht (born 1948), Belgian [237]
- Ku Ebbinge (born 1948), Dutch *
- Paul Goodwin (born 1956), English * [238]
- Stephen Hammer (born 1951), American [239]
- Bruce Haynes (born 1942), American *
- Washington McClain, American [240]
- Sophia McKenna, English?
- Giuseppe Nalin (born 1950s), Italian [241]
- Takeharu Nobuhara (born 1943) 延原武春, Japanese (conductor) ja:延原武春 [242]
- Michel Piguet (1932–2004), Swiss *
- Marcel Ponseele (born 1957), Belgian [243] nl:Marcel Ponseele
- David Reichenberg (1950–1987), American * [244]
- Hugo Reyne (born 1961), French [245]
- Anthony Robson (born 1955), English [246]
- Gonzalo Xavier Ruiz (born 1964), Argentine [247]
- Masamitsu San'nomiya (born 1971) 三宮正満, Japanese
- Marc Schachman, American [248]
- Martin Stadler (born c.1961), Swiss [249]
- Lex Vos (born 1955), Dutch [250]
- Hans-Peter Westermann (born c.1955) [251]
Oboists performing primarily outside classical genres
As primary instrument
- David Agnew (born ca. 1961), Irish - Celtic
- Kyle Bruckmann (born 1971), American - free improvisation
- Lindsay Cooper (born 1951), English - art rock
- Jean-Luc Fillon, French - jazz
- Caroline Glass, Canadian - alternative rock [252]
- Karl Jenkins (born 1944), Welsh * - jazz
- Mick Karn (born 1958), British - rock
- Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, American - jazz
- Craig Matovich, (born 1955), American - jazz, world music, Oxymora
- Paul McCandless (born 1947), American * - jazz
- Ben Meiklejohn (born 1971), American – rock (politician)
- Janey Miller, British – “new noise”[253]
- Manuel Munzlinger, German - pop/jazz
- Henry Rasof (born 1946), American--classical and improvisational, The Orkustra
- Nancy Rumbel, American - new age
- Paul Sartin, British - folk [254]
- Brenda Schuman-Post (born 1948), American - world, jazz [255]
- Minami Shimoba 下羽南, Japanese - pop/jazz/rock [256]
- Sonny Simmons (born 1933), American - jazz
- Frank Socolow (1923–1981), American - jazz
- Kate St John (born 1957), English – art rock, pop
- Caris Visentin Liebman, American - jazz
- Russel Walder (born 1959), American - new age
As secondary instrument
- Ahmad Alaadeen (1934–2010), American - jazz (saxophonist)
- Marshall Allen (born 1924), American - jazz (saxophonist)
- Derek Bell (1935–2002), Irish - folk (harpist)
- Garvin Bushell (1902–1991), American - jazz (all reeds)
- Gene Cipriano (born 1930s), American - jazz, pop (all woodwinds)
- Bob Cooper (1925–1993), American - jazz (saxophone)
- Julie Fowlis (born 1979), Scottish - celtic (vocalist)
- Vinny Golia (born 1946), American - jazz (all woodwinds)
- Joseph Jarman (born 1937), American - jazz (clarinet, saxophone)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–1977), American - jazz (multi-instrumentalist)
- Yusef Lateef (born 1920), American - jazz (saxophonist, flutist)
- Giuseppi Logan (born 1935), American - jazz (multi-instrumentalist)
- Andy Mackay (born 1946), English - art rock (saxophonist)
- Charlie Mariano (1923–2009), American - jazz (saxophonist)
- Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001), American - jazz (saxophonist)
- Roscoe Mitchell (born 1940), American - jazz (saxophonist)
- Romeo Penque, American – jazz (all woodwinds)
- Dewey Redman (1931–2006), American - jazz (saxophone, suona)
- Don Redman (1900–1964), American - jazz (clarinet, saxophone)
- Sufjan Stevens (born 1975), American - indie rock (multi-instrumentalist)
- Kjartan Sveinsson (born 1978), Icelandic - post-rock (keyboardist)
- Joe Viola (1920–2001), American - jazz (saxophonist)
References
- David Lasocki "The French Hautboy in England, 1673-1730" Early Music 16(3) 339-357
- Alfredo Bernardini "The Oboe in the Venetian Republic, 1692-1797" Early Music 16(3) 372-387
- Janet K. Page "The Hautboy in London's Musical Life, 1730-1770" Early Music 16(3) 358-371
- Bruce Haynes "Mozart and the Oboe" Early Music 20(1) 43-63
- Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes (2004) The oboe (The Yale Musical Instrument Series)
- Ryoichi Narusawa (ed. Marc Fink) "A History of Oboe Playing in Japan" (The Double Reed, Vol.27 No.4, International Double Reed Society) 2004
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