Dr. Hannah Staudinger is an freelance oboist and educator based in Boston, Massachusetts, who performs regularly across the New England area with groups such as the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Vista Philharmonic, and Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. She previously served as the principal oboist of the Kendall Square Orchestra and Boston Civic Symphony. An active recitalist, Hannah has a depth of performing experience across many genres and many instruments, performing recitals on oboe, English horn, and oboe d’amore.
Hannah is also an experienced educator who is interested in the cross section of education and repertoire. She has given a number of lectures and recitals based on her research and writing found in her paper “Repertoire within Education: An analysis of oboe repertoire for highschool adjudications.” Hannah is currently on faculty with the Prodigy Program as their oboe instructor and maintains a private studio of collegiate students as well.
Hannah holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts and Master's in Oboe Performance from Boston University, and Bachelor's degrees in Oboe Performance and Music Education from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Her major teachers include Mark McEwen and Robert Sheena of the Boston Symphony and Jane Marvine of the Baltimore Symphony.