About
Paul Dombrecht (born 1948, Ostend) is a Belgian oboist performing on period instruments as well as the modern oboe. He appears frequently with other prominent musicians and baroque orchestras.
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He is the son of Stefaan Dombrecht, who was organist at Oostende. In addition to being an oboist, Paul Dombrecht is active as conductor and artistic director of the baroque orchestra Il Fondamento, the wind ensemble Octophoros and the Paul Dombrecht Consort.
Dombrecht is also a virtuoso on the modern oboe, performing the complete repertoire for the instrument, including the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Dombrecht has an extensive discography with recordings made for the music labels Seon, Harmonia Mundi, Astrée, Opus 111, Accent, Vanguard, Passacaille and Fuga Libera.
He is a professor in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and holds masterclasses in Spain, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Greece and Israel.
Member of
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Musica Polyphonica oboe
Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 7 op. 92 / Fidelio Overture op. 72b
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Telemann - Suite in G minor from "Getreue Music-Meister"; Sonata in B major from "Esserzicii musici"; Partita II in G major from "Die kleine Cammer-Music"; Sonata in G minor from "Music de Table"
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Musique de Table, Part III
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Requiem in C major / Miserere in E minor
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Nouveaux Concerts N° 8 & 13 / "L'Apothéose de Corelli"
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Ouvertures & Sinfonias
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Ouvertures
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Concerti con Oboe
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Orchestral suites
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Ouvertures
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Oboeconcertos
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Music for the Royal Fireworks / Concerti a Due Cori
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Galant Court Music
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Instrumental Works
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Johannes Passion
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Oboe Sonatas Between 1700-1750
Compilations
Links
Conductor position
Founder
Parent
Teacher
Tags
- belgian oboist
- oboist
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 9ff932eb-e8a7-44f1-aa71-36bcce1bde7e
- ISNI
- 0000000109568880
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.