Eugene Izotov has been the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s principal oboist since 2005. In the midst of While on the orchestra’s recent European tour, he spoke about his instrument as well as the perils ...
Oboists and bassoon players spend a lot of time watching weather reports from the south of France. You would, too, if your livelihood depended on the quality of your double reed. Keith Koster is the ...
Sitting one behind the other at the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, two woodwinds joined tempos and exchanged vows. Andrea Banke, the company’s principal oboist, recently married Scott Charles Oakes, the ...