Pablo O’Connell (he/him) is an NYC-based modern and historical oboist.
Highly in-demand as a freelance musician, Pablo has performed with the Trinity Wall St Baroque Orchestra, Carmel Bach Festival, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Cantata Collective, New York Baroque Incorporated, Opera Neo, and Musica Angelica. Upcoming engagements for 2023-24 include performances with Voices of Music, American Classical Orchestra, and Sound Salon (formerly Byron Schenkman and Friends). He is passionate about contemporary music and performs regularly with SEM Ensemble and the Metropolis Ensemble, where has curated a series of pop-up concerts annually since 2022 as part of the Biophony festival.
Pablo’s dynamic and varied musical life also includes writing and recording original folk music, and in 2021 he released his debut EP Still You Answer, with a full length LP to be released in 2024. Pablo maintains a private teaching studio of baroque and modern oboists and he holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in modern and historical oboes from the Juilliard School (‘20, ‘22).
Selected Recordings
Telemann Fantasia for Flute without Bass, no. 6, Dolce performed by Pablo O'Connell, Baroque Oboe
F. Couperin: Air Contrefugué from Deuxième Concert, performed by Pablo O'Connell, Baroque Oboe; Peter Lim, Harpsichord; Ian Van Maaren, Viola Da Gamba
Dutilleux Sonata for Oboe and Piano (Excerpt) performed by Pablo O'Connell, Oboe, and Luis Ortiz, Piano