MEET THE ORCHESTRA

Eduardo Sepúlveda is the Principal Oboist of The Syracuse Orchestra. A native of Antofagasta, Chile, he also served as Principal Oboe for the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Mansfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, and the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile, touring Europe and South America.

Eduardo Sepúlveda has performed as a guest musician with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Chile, the Santiago Philharmonic, and the Chamber Orchestra of Chile. As a soloist, he has performed the Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin and Haydn Sinfonia Concertante with Symphoria, the Mozart Oboe Concerto and Lebrun Oboe Concerto N.2 with the Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen’s Cantata with the Oberlin Contemporary Ensemble, and Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto with the Oberlin String Orchestra.

Eduardo began his studies at Liceo Experimental Artístico of Antofagasta and continued his education in Santiago, Chile, at Universidad Mayor with American oboist Lillian Copeland. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in oboe performance with a minor in historical performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Robert Walters and Kathryn Montoya. Subsequently, he pursued a Professional Studies Diploma at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he was a student of Frank Rosenwein. Eduardo recently obtained a Master’s degree at The Juilliard School with Nathan Hughes.

In his free time, Eduardo enjoys biking, spending time with his cats, watching sports, playing card games and making music with friends.