Susanne Regel

Susanne Regel (born 1974) is a German oboist working as solo artist and with international ensembles alike. She is specialized on baroque oboe, the classical oboe, and the romantic oboe. Susanne Regel also teaches at several universities in Germany.

Susanne Regel started playing woodwind instruments as a child and began an intensive study of the recorder, modern oboe and also historical oboe as a schoolgirl. In 1993 Susanne Regel made it to the semi final of the international MAfestival Brugge (Musica Antiqua Bruges) competition in Bruges. She was the youngest participant of the competition. In 2001 she completed her studies of the historical oboe under Ku Ebbinge, and the recorder under Sebastien Marc at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with the highest marks.

Susanne Regel has made more than 50 radio, CD and DVD recordings. Special attention should be drawn to her participation in the complete recordings of the Bach cantatas under J.E. Gardiner with the English Baroque Soloists in the year 2000.

Susanne Regel works as instrumental soloist in the most prestigious concert halls around the world, including:

• Carnegie Hall (New York)
• Salle Pleyel (Paris)
• Barbican (London)
• Philharmonie (Berlin)
• Concertgebouw (Amsterdam)
• Art Center (Seoul)
• Tonhalle (Zürich)
• Alte Oper (Frankfurt)
• Usher Hall (Edinburgh)
• De Doelen (Rotterdam)

In 1995 she was appointed solo oboe of the internationally acclaimed ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln under Reinhard Goebel.

Susanne Regel is a regular guest and soloist with many international ensembles, such as:

• Freiburger Barockorchester (Petra Müllejans, Gottfried von der Goltz), Germany
• Collegium 1704 (Vaclav Luks), Czech Republic
• le cercle de l’Harmonie“(Jérémie Rhorer), France
• Concerto Copenhagen (Lars Ulrik Mortensen), Denmark
• Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Ton Koopman), The Netherlands
• Laura Soave (Sergio Azzolini), Italy

Susanne Regel participated in many international festivals, such as:

• Salzburg Festival
• Boston Early Music Festival
• Festival Sansoucci
• Prague Spring International Music Festival
• Festival de Saintes
• Bachwoche Ansbach
• Göttingen International Handel Festival

Susanne Regel teaches the historical oboe at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, and at the “Staatliche Hochschule für Musik” in Trossingen. She also teaches in international Masterclasses in Essen, Minsk, St. Petersburg, Los Angeles and Washington.