List of oboists

Two musette players from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century

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

"Danse des Nymphes" tapestry detail - Gobelins manufactory, 1687

• 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

Marcel Tabuteau in 1915

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
• Jonathan Kelly (born 1969), British
• Richard Killmer, American [135]
• Nancy Ambrose King, American [136]
• Dimitris Kitsos (born 1971), Greek [137]
• Alex Klein (born 1964), Brazilian [138]
• Merilee Klemp, American [139]
• Elizabeth Koch (born 1986), American
• Lothar Koch (1935–2003), German *
• Cynthia Koledo de Almeida, American
• Kalev Kuljus (born c.1975), Estonian [140]
• Yeon-Hee Kwak (born c. 1969), Korean [141]
• Barbara LaFitte (born 1956), American [142]
• Vladimir Lande (born 1962), Russian [143]
• André Lardrot (born 1932), Swiss
• Mårten Larsson, Swedish [144]
• François Leleux (born 1971), French [145] fr:François Leleux
• Suzanne Lemieux Canadian
• Lajos Lencsés (born 1943), Hungarian [146] 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 [147]
• 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 [148]

M-Q

• Drake Mabry (born 1950), American (composer) [149]
• 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 [150]
• James Mason (born 1952), American/Canadian [151]
• James Matheson, [152]
• Albrecht Mayer (born 1965), German
• Gaston Maugras, French
• Agnieszka Mazur, (born 1983), Polish
• Mark McEwen, Canadian [153]
• Georg Meerwein (born 1932), German
• Kurt Meier, Swiss [154]
• Malcolm Messiter (born 1949), English [155]
• Fumiaki Miyamoto (born 1949) 宮本文昭, Japanese
• Daisuke Mogi (born 1959) 茂木大輔, Japanese [156]
• Patricia Morehead, Canadian [157]
• Donald Muggeridge, American [158]
• Lucas Macías Navarro (born 1978), Spanish
• Katherine Needleman (born 1978), American
• Celia Nicklin, English [159]
• Bjørn Carl Nielsen (born 1945), Danish
• Alf Nilsson (born 1940), Swedish
• David Nuttall (born 1956), Australian [160]
• Christopher O'Neal (born 1953), British [161]
• Eric Ohlsson, American [162]
• Alexei Ogrintchouk (born 1978), Russian (Concertgebouw Orchestra) [163] de:Alexei Ogrintchouk
• Pauline Oostenrijk (born 1967), Dutch [164] nl:Pauline Oostenrijk
• Mark Ostoich, American [165]
• Emily Pailthorpe (born c.1971), American [166]
• Ivan Paisov (born 1973), Russian
• Didier Pateau, French [167]
• Pamela Pecha (born 1951), American
• Louise Pellerin, Canadian [168]
• Ivan Podyomov, (born 1986), Russian
• Carolyn Pollak (born 1947), American
• Peter Pongracz, Hungarian
• Nora Post (born 1949), American [169]
• Ivan Pushetchnikov (born 1918), Russian [170]
• Ramón Ortego Quero (born 1988), Spanish

R-S

• Stéphane Rancourt (born 1967), Canadian
• Wayne Rapier (1930–2005), American [171]
• Jeffrey Rathbun (born 1959), American
• Elizabeth Raum (born 1945), Canadian * [172]
• Christopher Redgate (born 1956), English [173]
• 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 [174]
• Ernest Rombout (born 1959), Dutch [175]
• Ronald Roseman (1933–2000), American [176]
• Bengt Rosengren, Swedish
• Frank Rosenwein, American [177]
• Edwin Roxburgh (born 1937), English *
• Andrey Rubtsov (born 1982), Russian [178]
• Telena Ruth (born 1957), Australian [179]
• Francisco Salanova Alfonso, Spanish
• Graham Salter, English [180]
• Harry Sargous (born 1948), American [181]
• Hansjorg Schellenberger (born 1948), German [182]
• Bernard Schenkel (born 1941), Swiss [183]
• Bart Schneemann (born 1954), Dutch [184] nl:Bart Schneemann
• Stefan Schilli (born 1970), German [185] ca:Stefan Schilli
• Gernot Schmalfuss, German (Member of Consortium Classicum)
• Christian Schmitt (born 1965), French [186]
• Claire Seale (born 1988), Scottish, [187]
• Martin Schuring, American
• Hiroshi Shibayama (born 1947) 柴山洋, Japanese
• Nigel Shore (born 1961), English
• Lawrence Singer (born 1940), American nl:Lawrence Singer
• Jonathan Small (born 1956), English [188]
• Peter Smith, American
• Fredrik Söhngen, German/Swedish [189]
• Robert Sorton (born 1952), American [190]
• Jan Spronk, Dutch
• Cynthia Steljes (1960–2006), Canadian [191]
• Ray Still (born 1920), American [192]
• Daniel Stolper (born TBD), American
• Veit Stolzenberger , German de:Veit Stolzenberger
• Laila Storch (born 1921), American [193] [194]
• Linda Strommen (born 1957), American [195]
• Matt Sullivan, American [196]

T-Z

• Stephen Taylor (born 1949), American [197]
• Jouko Teikari (born 1938), Finnish
• David Theodore (born 1948), Welsh [198]
• Carmen Thierry (born 1962), Mexican
• Blair Tindall, American [199] (author)
• Olga Tomilova, Russian [200]
• Elena Troncone, Venezuelan [201]
• Joseph Turner, American
• Jacques Tys, French [202]
• Alexei Utkin (born 1957), Russian [203]
• Piet Van Bockstal (born 1963), Belgian [204] nl:Piet Van Bockstal
• Joris Van den Hauwe, Belgian
• Jacques Vandeville, French
• Luca Vignali (born c.1962), Italian [205]
• Kevin Vigneau, American [206]
• Allan Vogel (born 1944), American [207]
• Han de Vries (born 1941), Dutch * [208]
• Edo de Waart (born 1941), Dutch * (conductor)
• Keisuke Wakao若尾圭介, Japanese [209]
• Hitoshi Wakui 和久井仁, Japanese
• David Walter (born 1958), French [210] 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 [211]
• Mark Weiger (1959–2008), American [212]
• Judith Weir (born 1954), Scotissh (composer)
• David Weiss (born 1947), American [213]
• Derek Wickens (born 1937), British
• Michael Winfield, British
• Roger Winfield, British
• Helmut Winschermann (born 1920), German (conductor) [214] 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 [215]
• Renato Zanfini, Italian [216]
• Omar Zoboli (born c. 1951), Italian [217]
• Günther Zorn, German
• Marilyn Zupnik, American

Contemporary oboists best known for playing English horn (cor anglais) or oboe d'amore

Anonymous player of the English horn (cor anglais)

• Geoffrey Browne, English [218]
• Russ deLuna (born 1969), American [219]
• Bo Eriksson, Swedish
• Martin Frutiger (born 1977), Swiss [220]
• Julie Ann Giacobassi (born 1949), American [221]
• Marc Gordon, American [222]
• Jean-Louis Hommes, French (Capitole Toulouse Orchestra Unknown-2009)
• Carolyn Hove, American [223]
• Miriam Jakes-Fournet, American - Dutch - French
• Felix Kraus (1930–2006), Austrian-born American (Cleveland Orchestra 1963-2004)
• Barbara LaFitte [born 1956], American [224]
• Pat McFarland, American
• Jennifer Paull (born 1944), English (oboe d'amore) [225]
• Christine Pendrill, English [226]
• Michel Rosset (born 1956), Swiss
• Louis Rosenblatt (1928–2009), American [227] [228]
• Grover Schiltz (born 1931), American [229]
• Robert Sheena (born 1961), American
• Harold Smoliar (born 1957), American
• Thomas Stacy (born 1938), American * [230]
• Paul Taillefer (born 1912), French
• Dominik Wollenweber (born 1967), German

Contemporary oboists best known for playing period instruments

• John Abberger (born 1957), American [231]
• Katharina Arfken, German [232]
• Alfredo Bernardini (born 1961), Italian [233]
• Ulf Bjurenhed (born 1956), Swedish
• Frank de Bruine, Dutch [234]
• Geoffrey Burgess (born 1960s), Australian ([235]
• Paul Dombrecht (born 1948), Belgian [236]
• Ku Ebbinge (born 1948), Dutch *
• Paul Goodwin (born 1956), English * [237]
• Stephen Hammer (born 1951), American [238]
• Bruce Haynes (born 1942), American *
• Washington McClain, American [239]
• Sophia McKenna, English?
• Giuseppe Nalin (born 1950s), Italian [240]
• Takeharu Nobuhara (born 1943) 延原武春, Japanese (conductor) ja:延原武春 [241]
• Michel Piguet (1932–2004), Swiss *
• Marcel Ponseele (born 1957), Belgian [242] nl:Marcel Ponseele
• David Reichenberg (1950–1987), American * [243]
• Hugo Reyne (born 1961), French [244]
• Anthony Robson (born 1955), English [245]
• Gonzalo Xavier Ruiz (born 1964), Argentine [246]
• Masamitsu San'nomiya (born 1971) 三宮正満, Japanese
• Marc Schachman, American [247]
• Martin Stadler (born c.1961), Swiss [248]
• Lex Vos (born 1955), Dutch [249]
• Hans-Peter Westermann (born c.1955) [250]

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 [251]
• 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”[252]
• Manuel Munzlinger, German - pop/jazz
• Henry Rasof (born 1946), American--classical and improvisational, The Orkustra
• Nancy Rumbel, American - new age
• Paul Sartin, British - folk [253]
• Brenda Schuman-Post (born 1948), American - world, jazz [254]
• Minami Shimoba 下羽南, Japanese - pop/jazz/rock [255]
• 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)

Shehnai players

• Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan (born 1939), Indian
• Bismillah Khan (1916–2006), Indian

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

External links

• The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
• International Double Reed Society website
• The repertory of the oboe soloist in the 19th century
• Exhaustive list of active double-reed musicians at oboeinsight.com
• Important people in oboe history