Ben Brogadir – Past Concerts
A native of San Diego, California, Benjamin Brogadir currently holds the position of Principal Oboe with the Berkeley Symphony. In high demand on both oboe and English horn, he has made appearances as a guest musician with the San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, San Diego Symphony, and Pacific Symphony. This also includes performances as guest principal oboe with the San Francisco Symphony during their 2022 summer season. Brogadir served as principal oboe of the 2021 Ojai Festival Orchestra and has participated in numerous international music festivals including the Pacific Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, Colorado College Music Festival, and the National Orchestral Institute.
In the International Double Reed Society’s 2021 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Oboe competition, Brogadir, being the only American candidate, was one of five finalists and received an honorable mention. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with globally esteemed artists such as Emanuel Ax, James Conlon, David Geber, Karyn Dreyfus, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and Pedja Mužijević. A graduate of the Colburn Conservatory, he received his Bachelor of Music degree studying under the second oboe of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Anne Marie Gabriele and former principal oboist Ariana Ghez. Brogadir went on to receive a Master of Music degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the mentorship of Eugene Izotov, principal oboe of the San Francisco Symphony. His other principal teachers include SF Opera Principal Oboe Mingjia Liu, San Diego Symphony English horn Andrea Overturf, and Daniel Stolper, former instructor of oboe at Interlochen Arts Academy.
Classical Up Close: Carreño, Loeffler, Washington
Charles Martin Loeffler — Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, and Piano
Shelley Washington — Middleground (for string quartet)
Free
Classical Up Close: Pärt, Madsen, Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn — Piano Trio in A major, Hob. XV:18 ("III. Allegro")
Trygve Madsen — Quintet for Violin, 2 Violas, Cello, and French Horn, Op. 145
Zdeněk Fibich — Piano Quintet in D major, Op. 42 ("I. Allegro non tanto")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423 ("I. Allegro")
Ludwig van Beethoven — Wind Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Bassoon, and 3 Horns, Hess 19
Felix Mendelssohn — Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114
Free
Classical Up Close: Schulhoff, Clark, Crespo
Erwin Schulhoff — Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
Edvard Grieg — String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27 ("I. Un poco Andante – Allegro molto ed agitato")
Rebecca Clarke — Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale (for clarinet & viola)
Enrique Crespo — Suite Americana No. 1 (for brass quintet; selection)
Free
45th Parallel: Harmonie
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Ludwig van Beethoven — Selected works
$30 ($20 senior/student)
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