Jaap Stotijn
Jacob Hendrik "Jaap" Stotijn (The Hague, 22 September 1891 – The Hague, 5 April 1970) was a Dutch oboist. He was also active as a pianist and Conducting, conductor. Jaap Stotijn has been credited as the founder of the Dutch school of oboe playing. "The Dutch style ... is the product of the distinctive reed-making and playing style of Jaap Stotijn." Contemporary oboists in this lineage include Han de Vries, Koen van Slogteren (:nl:Koen van Slogteren, nl), Peter Bree, Bart Schneemann, and the current principal oboe in Stotijn's orchestra, Pauline Oostenrijk (:nl:Pauline Oostenrijk, nl). Personal life Jacob Hendrik Stotijn was born on 22 September 1891, the son of Johannes Louis Stotijn and Helena Kooper. He married Geertruida Molenaar on 27 September 1912. They had a daughter, Ellen, born 23 March 1913, and a son, Haakon, born 11 February 1915. Ellen Nicasie-Stotijn became a harpist, and Haakon Stotijn followed his father as an oboist and teacher of the oboe. Career In 1907, w ...
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