Oboe Interviews Archives — International Journal of Music

Pauline Oostenrijk: “Allow Yourself to Play On Reeds That Are Easy and Not Too Heavy”

Gretchen Mayer-Yeh | October 20, 2021

Pauline Oostenrijk, who was principal oboe of the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague for 25 years, is now intensely active as a soloist, in chamber music, composing, and teaching. In this interview, she talks about her career and projects.

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Hansjörg Schellenberger: “I Travailed on Strauss’ Oboe Concerto for Five Years as If I Was Working on a Doctorate”

Gretchen Mayer-Yeh | October 6, 2021

In this interview, Hansjörg Schellenberger talks exclusively to Oboe Magazine about his current and future projects, as well as his exceptional Urtext edition of the famous Strauss’ Oboe Concerto.

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Eugene Izotov: “Nobody in the Audience Has Any Interest in the Technical Aspects of the Instrument. The Audience Wants Magic and Something Unique”

Gretchen Mayer-Yeh | September 8, 2021

Eugene Izotov (principal oboe of the San Francisco Symphony) talks with us in this exclusive interview about his career, the music, the different orchestras he has played with, and much more.

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