Olga Tomilova
Oboe
Principal
Olga Tomilova began her music education in Leningrad (since renamed St. Petersburg). There, in 1991, while still a student at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, she won first prize in the All-Russian Wind Instrument Competition. In 1992, she completed her studies at Gnesin, under the tutelage of Ivan Pushechnikov. Prior to 1991, she was a soloist in the Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra and the Russian Camerata. From 1991 to 2001, she was soloist and principal oboe with the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra named for Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
From 2001 to the present, she has been principal oboe in the Russian National Orchestra. She has collaborated with leading conductors including Vladimir Fedoseyev, Evgeny Svetlanov, Mikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Jurowski, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Lazarev, Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Vedernikov, Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Polyansky, Mikhail Gorenshtein, Kent Nagano, Paavo Berglund and Michel Plasson.
Olga has performed frequently with some of the world’s top instrumentalists, including Mikhail Pletnev, Nikolai Lugansky, Elisabeth Leonskaya, Hélène Grimaud, Victor Tretyakov, Yuri Bashmet, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Nikolai Znaider, Natalia Gutman, Mischa Maisky and others. She has also participated in numerous festivals, including Moscow Fall, Russian Winter, Vladimir Spivakov Invites, and Svyatoslav Richter’s December Evenings.
During her tenure with the Bolshoi Symphony and the RNO, Olga has been recorded for radio broadcasts and for discs produced by Melodia, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical, Decca and PentaTone.
In the realm of chamber music, she continues to be active with Seasons (Vremena Goda), Russian Camerata, and Amadeus. She teaches at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory and at the elite musical high school attached to the Conservatory.
Performances with the RNO
May 2022
21 Sat
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Matinee Concert for Children
- Myslivecek
- Symphony in F Major, F28, 1st mov.
- Cannabich
- Symphony in B-flat Major, final
- Mozart
- Symphony no.31 in D Major "Parisian," KV297 (300a), final
- Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, & Orchestra in E-flat Major, KV297b (Anh. 9/C 14.01)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Artyom Vargaftik, Educator/lecturer
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
Sergei Yeletsky, Clarinet
Alexey Serov, French Horn
Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon
August 2021
21 Sat
Tsaritsyno
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Malcis
- "Mozart Games"
- Salieri
- Concerto for Violin, Oboe, Cello and Orchestra in D Major
- Schubert
- Symphony no.3 in D Major, D200
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Lina Vartanova, Violin
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
Vsevolod Guzov, Cello
21 Sat
Tsaritsyno
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Franck
- Quintet for Piano, Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F-Minor, FWV 7
- Thuille
- Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet in B-Flat Major, op.6
Guest Artists:
Andrey Gugnin, Piano
Tatiana Porshneva, Violin
Sergei Putnikov, Violin
Sofia Lebed, Viola
Svetlana Vladimirova, Cello
Alexander Ghindin, Piano
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
Sergei Yeletsky, Clarinet
Alexey Serov, French Horn
Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon
December 2020
16 Wed
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
30th Anniversary Jubilee Concert
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Vadim Repin, Violin
Sergei Krylov, Violin
Boris Berezovsky, Piano
Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
Sergei Yeletsky, Clarinet
Alexey Serov, French Horn
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
April 2015
21 Tue
Tretyakov Gallery, Vrubel Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
Concert for the families affected by the Chernobyl accident. Sponsored by Chevron.
- Handel
- Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings
- Haydn
- Cello Concerto in C Major
- Grieg
- Suite "From Holberg's Time"
- Ignaz Moscheles
- Concertante for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet
Fyodor Amosov, Cello
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
January 2008
18 Fri
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Kodaly
- Galanta Dances
- Haydn
- Symphony for Violin, Oboe, Bassoon and Cello with Orchestra
- Symphony No. 49 ("La Passione")
- Bartok
- Music for String, Percussion and Celesta
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Tatiana Porshneva, Violin
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
Alexey Sizov, Bassoon
Alexander Gottgelf, Cello
October 2005
07 Fri
Orchestrion
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Gluck
- Concerto for Flute, G major
- Salieri
- Triple Concerto
- Mozart, L.
- Trumpet Concerto
Guest Artists:
Olga Tomilova, Oboe
Alexey Bruni, Violin
Alexander Gottgelf, Cello
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet