Elaine Douvas, oboe

NATIONAL SYMPHONY:

Principal Oboe

Simone Young conducting:

Wagner, Two Meistersinger Preludes

Sibelius, Violin Concerto

Strauss, Death and Transfiguration

March 31-April 4, 2026

WINNIPEG SYMPHONY:

Principal Oboe

Rune Bergmann conducting:

Sibelius, Finlandia

Grieg, Symphonic Dances

Nielsen, Symphony No.4

THE RIDGEWOOD SYMPHONY:

Soloist in Howard Hanson-Pastorale Wayne Barlow “The Winter’s Past”

May 3, 2026 at 3PM

Westside Presbyterian Church

JUILLIARD WIND ORCHESTRA:

Elaine Douvas conducting at Alice Tully Hall, “Wednesday at 1 o’clock”

Nikolai Tcherepnin: Sonatine (Opus #61) for fl, pc, ob, eh, 2 cl, 2 bs, hn, tpt, tbn, tymp, xylo.

April 29, 2026 

OBOE MASTER CLASS WITH ELAINE DOUVAS:

Hidden Valley Music Seminar:

Carmel Valley, CA

May 31-June 5, 2026

https://www.hiddenvalleymusic.org/concerts-and-events.htm

Vaughan Williams - Concerto for Oboe and Strings (1944):

*click to watch on YouTube*

New York Symphonic Ensemble Recorded live in Alice Tully Hall, 1984

Aspen Faculty-Student Showcase

Get a rare inside look at the teaching process as oboist and Aspen artist-faculty member Elaine Douvas gives private instruction to some of her gifted students, surveying four of the most important oboe solos in the opera repertoire:

*click to watch on YouTube*

Debussy "Arabesque No. 2”:

*click to watch on YouTube*

Ravel “Alborada del Gracioso” arrangement by Elaine Douavs:

Dear Friends,

I am excited to announce that my arrangement of Ravel’s ”Alborada del Gracioso” for Oboe and Piano is now available for purchase online at Trevco-Varner Music. This is the most fun piece I have ever played – I love imitating the pizzicato strings, swirling flutes, muted trumpets triple-tonguing, and the soulful bassoon playing the “Jester’s soliloquy”. It is my pleasure to share it with all of you. Many thanks to Trever Cramer for making this possible! Here is my rendition along with pianist Hsiang John Tu, who worked with me on the arrangement. (Interlochen, 2012.) The fake triple-tonguing always creates a stir in the audience!

*click to watch on YouTube*

Please see  "TEACHING" page for more information