Oboists Flashcards
John De Lancie
1921-2002
Studied with Tabuteau
Philadelphia Associate (1947-1954), Principal (1954-1977)
Oboe Professor at Curtis
Marcel Tabuteau
1887-1966
Philadelphia Principal (1915-1954)
Oboe Professor at Curtis
Ray Still
Studied with Robert Bloom and Bruno Labate
Chicago Assistant Principal (1953)
Chicago Principal (1954-1993)
Taught as Northwestern (1960-2003)
Laila Storch
Wrote Tabuteau Book
First Woman to graduate from Curtis on oboe
Former Professor at University of Washington Seattle
Ralph Gomberg
1921-2006 Harold Gomberg's younger brother Studied with Tabuteau Help found the NY Woodwind Quintet BSO principal 1950-1987 Taught at Boston University, the Peabody Institute, and the New England Conservatory
Robert Bloom
1908-1994
Studied with Tabuteau
Taught at Yale
Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant First and Solo English Horn 1930-1935
Led a revival of Baroque oboe music
Taught at Eastman (1936-1937), Yale (1957-1976), Hartt (1967-1975), MSM (1967-1972), Juilliard (1973-1981), and Philadelphia’s University of the Arts (1978-1985)
Georges Gillet
1854-1920
Taught at the Paris Conservatoire from 1882-1919
Wrote the Gillet Etudes
Encouraged Francois Loree to set up his own shop, and collaborated with him on designing his oboes. Eventually made a contract with Loree to have him provide oboes for the conservatoire.
Fernand Gillet
Nephew and student of George’s Gillet
BSO 1925-1946
NEC
Blaine Edlefsen
Studied with Robert Sprenkle
U of I
Founding member of IDRS
Alex Klein
Studied with James Caldwell and Richard Woodhams
Chicago Principal (1995-2004)
Renowned soloist
Taught at Oberlin
Peter Cooper
Principal Colorado Symphony
Former Associate Principal at SF Symphony
Studied with Gladys Elliot and Ray Still
Eugene Izotov
Former Chicago Principal (2005-2015)
SF Symphony Principal (2015-present)
Harold Gomberg
1916-1985
Studied with Tabuteau
NY Phil Principal (1943-1977)
Taught at Juilliard
Evelyn Barbirolli (Rothwell)
1911-2008
English
Wife of conductor John Barbirolli
Method books “Oboe Technique” and three-volume “The Oboist’s Companion”
William Criss
LA
David Weiss
LA Phil Principal