Charles Hamann

oboe

Heralded for the “exquisite liquid quality” of his playing (Gramophone), Charles “Chip” Hamann was appointed principal oboe of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra in 1993 at the age of 22. He has also served as guest principal oboe with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Quebec’s Les Violons du Roy. Hamann’s solo debut album, the double CD Canadian Works for Oboe and Piano with pianist Frédéric Lacroix, was released in 2017 on the Centrediscs label, with a follow-up of newly commissioned music planned for 2021. Hamann is Adjunct Professor of oboe at the University of Ottawa School of Music.