Heinz Holliger is now 72, and rumour has it that this could be his last disc as an oboist. There's certainly a sense of coming full circle about it, too, since the main works here – the Concertos for ...

Gonzalo X. Ruiz — well known to Bay Area audiences through his long-standing involvement with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — is among the country’s great Baroque oboists, and this lovely and ...

Concerto for Oboe and Strings Alexei Ogrintchouk, Oboe Swedish Chamber Orchestra Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Concerto for Oboe and Strings Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Swedish Chamber Orchestra ...

In 1945, a corporal in the U.S. army (and oboist) visited Richard Strauss at his home and asked him if he had ever considered writing an oboe concerto. The old man declined. Six months later - aged 81 ...

It’s not all about the Brandenburg Concertos – but it’s a good place to start! Discover the magic behind Bach’s fantastic Baroque orchestral music. Of Bach’s mammoth output of more than 1100 ...

This new album of concertos is by the British composer David Matthews — not to be confused with the American jam band sensation Dave Matthews. The 68-year-old's symphonies, string quartets and ...

Conductor and composer Bruno Maderna, who died in 1973, was one of the most respected figures in the avant garde of the 1950s and 1960s. He was an outstanding interpreter of the most complex scores ...

The oboe is one of classical music’s quirkiest instruments. And an oboe trio? — Now, that’s even quirkier. “People always thought we were a little crazy, but having fun has always been our main goal,” ...

From principal oboist Mary Lynch’s reedy mastery to the politely timed coughing of its die-hard patrons (a mini-explosion between movements), the Seattle Symphony holds an eternal soft spot in my ...

After four years of discipline and dedication, University of Arizona senior Maya Griswold is on her way to completing her undergraduate in music and is looking towards the future. Following her final ...