Theodore Baskin (born June 14, 1950) has been Principal Oboe of the

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal The Montreal Symphony Orchestra (french: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, or OSM) is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The orchestra’s home is the Montreal Symphony House at Place des Arts. It is the only orche ...

since 1980. Born in Detroit, MI, he studied oboe with

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while at

Cass Technical High School Cass Technical High School (simply referred to as Cass Tech) is a public high school in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, United States.

and

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while at the

Curtis Institute of Music The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. All students attend on full scholarship. Hi ...

. Prior to his employment in the

, he held posts in the

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and the Auckland Symphonia. Additionally, from 2000 to 2002, he was Professor of Oboe at the

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School of Music. Baskin has appeared as soloist in Canada, the United States, Japan, and New Zealand. In addition to the more than 70 recordings with the

and Maestro

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for London/Decca Records, he has recorded four

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concerti for Chandos Records with

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and has participated in chamber recordings with ''Les vents de Montréal'' for the CBC, Analekta, and Atma labels. In 1989, Baskin traveled to Moscow to give the world premiere of the Concerto for Oboe and 16 Strings by Russian Composer

Alexander Raskatov Alexander Mikhailovich Raskatov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Раска́тов; born 9 March 1953, in Moscow) is a Russian composer. Life Alexander Raskatovs father was a leading journalist of the magazine ''Krokodil'', h ...

, and in 1994 he premiered the Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra by André Prévost, a prominent Quebec composer, with the

. He is currently Associate Professor of Oboe at the

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Schulich School of Music and a participant in numerous summer festivals as both a teacher and a performer. His wife, Karen, is a member of the

cello section.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baskin, Theodore 1950 births Living people Musicians from Detroit Indiana University faculty American classical oboists Male oboists Cass Technical High School alumni Classical musicians from Michigan Academic staff of McGill University