Fatma Daglar is the oboist of the acclaimed wind quintet, Zéphyros Winds. In addition to being the principal oboist of Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Post-Classical Ensemble, Washington Concert Opera, Wolftrap Opera and Maryland Lyric Opera Orchestras, she has also held the position of assistant principal oboe with the Louisville Orchestra and has performed on oboe and English horn with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and many others. Some recent highlights in solo work include Martinu, Richard Strauss, John Harbison, Lukas Foss and Vaughn Williams oboe concertos. She has toured and performed throughout the United States, Japan and China.
On baroque oboe, she has performed with the Washington Bach Consort, Opera Lafayette, Ama Deus Ensemble, Brandywine Baroque, Modern Musick, and Bach Sinfonia.
By music critics of the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and the Annapolis Capital, her playing has been described as such: “extraordinary playing”, “a dexterous technician with attractive tone and a nifty sense of phrasing”, “a concerto performance of virtuoso caliber, enthusiastically received”, “touching, bittersweet tone”, “terrific”, “well-rounded tone with a beautiful vibrato”. She has been featured on PBS, NPR and Performance Today.
Fatma Daglar attended the Robert College of Istanbul and the Istanbul University Conservatory of Music, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Oboe Performance. She also holds a Master’s Degree and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Oboe Performance from the Peabody Conservatory.
She teaches oboe and coaches chamber music at UMBC and Towson University. She’s also taught at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Georgetown University and Peabody Preparatory.
Contact
Affiliate Artist
Oboe
fdaglar@umbc.edu
Teaching
Oboe
Education
B.A. Music and Oboe Performance, Istanbul University Conservatory of Music
M.M. Oboe Performance, Peabody Conservatory