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For two Chicago Symphony oboists, Ray Still was virtuoso career model, inspiring teacher

Mar 13, 2014 – 9:25 am
Ray Still, during his tenure as principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony, rehearsing onstage (facebook.comraystilloboist)

Report: The legacy of Ray Still as an unforgettable musician is preserved not only in the dozens of recordings he made through four decades as principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but also in the vivid memories of musicians whose lives he influenced, among them Eugene Izotov and Michael Henoch, the CSO’s current principal oboe and assistant principal.