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PRINCIPAL OBOE

Slava Znatchenii has been called “a beautifully crafted musician” by The Met Opera Guild and has appeared as guest Principal Oboe with such orchestras as the New England Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, the American Ballet Orchestra and Decapo Opera Orchestra.

As a member of the Verbier Chamber Orchestra in 2007, Mr. Znatchenii has toured throughout North America and Europe under the direction of Maxim Vengerov as soloist and conductor. Slava has also performed with such conductors as Pierre Boulez, Kurt Mazur, Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson, Samuel Wang, John Mauceri and John Rutter.

A native of Moldova, Slava Znatchenii started his musical studies at the age of 10. He completed his Bachelor degree at the Mannes College of Music and holds a Masters and a Post Graduate Degree in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he studied with former principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic Joseph Robinson. His other teachers include Steven Taylor and renowned English Horn player of New York Philharmonic Tom Stacy.

Mr. Znatchenii joined the Orquestra Filarmonica de Minas Gerais in May 2008. Previously he was Principal Oboe of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas.

Slava Znatchenii has been Principal Oboe of Chamber Orchestra of New York since the fall of 2007.