Elizabeth Koch Tiscione (born 1986) is an

oboist An oboist (formerly hautboist) is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the oboe d'amore, cor anglais or English horn, bass oboe and piccolo oboe or oboe musette. The following is a list of notable past and pres ...

and principal oboe of the

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The ASO's main concert venue is Atlanta Symphony Hall in the Woodruff Arts Center. History Though earlier organizations bearing the sam ...

. She joined the ASO in the fall of 2007, and was granted tenure January 2009. She is a native of

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of ...

. Her teachers were

Richard Woodhams Richard Woodhams ''(né'' Richard Clarence Woodhams; born June 17, 1949, in Palo Alto, California) is an American oboist and recording artist. He was Principal Oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1977 until his retirement in August 2018. He al ...

and

Daniel Stolper Daniel John Stolper (January 11, 1935 – June 8, 2020) was an American oboist."Daniel John Stolper," ''Who's Who in American Music: Classical,'' R.R. Bowker (1983); Early life and career Born on Friday, January 11, 1935, the future obois ...

. She was a student at the

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

and the

Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen Center for the Arts ( '; also known as I.C.A. or Inty) is a Nonprofit organization, non-profit corporation which operates Visual arts education, arts education institutions and Music venue, performance venues. Established in 1928 b ...

. She is notable in that she was appointed principal oboe of a major symphony orchestra at the young age of 21. She shares this feat with

Elaine Douvas Elaine Douvas is an American oboist who served as Principal Oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City from 1977 until her retirement in 2024. She is also Instructor of Oboe and Chairman of the Woodwind Department at The Juilliard ...

who was also appointed principal oboe of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at 21. She has also been guest principal with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, playing the oboe solo in the

Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 23, was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875.Maes, 75. It was revised in 1879 and in 1888. It was first performed on October 25, 1875, in Boston by Hans von Bülow ...

, with Andrew Davis and

Evgeny Kissin Evgeny Igorevich Kissin (, ; born 10 October 1971) is a Russian-born concert pianist and composer. He became a British citizen in 2002 and an Israeli citizen in 2013. He first came to international fame as a child prodigy. He has a wide reperto ...

(pianist). She has played at the

Grand Teton Music Festival The Grand Teton Music Festival is a year-round classical music presenting organization in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The non-profit organization was founded in 1962. The primary season is a seven-week summer classical music festival. Over 200 classic ...

as a member of a woodwind quintet, which has included Robert S. Williams on bassoon and

Larry Combs Larry Combs (born December 31, 1939) is an American clarinetist and educator. Early life and education Combs was born in South Charleston, West Virginia. He received a bachelor of music degree with distinction as well as the Performer's Certifi ...

on clarinet.

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