Marcel Tabuteau First-Hand

MT era oboe

News/Printed Photos

Over the years, a number of Tabuteau photographs appeared in various print media. Many are shown below and listed chronologically, with links to the articles (when extant) where the photographs appeared.

This photograph appeared in Charles O’Connell’s book: The Victor Book of the Symphony

This photograph appeared in  Charles O’Connell’s book: The Victor Book of the Symphony. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935

MT at Phoenix, Arizona
MT at Phoenix, Arizona

Tabuteau “Out West” during a tour with the Philadelphia Orchestra (Phoenix, Arizona 1936)

The following four newsprint photos appeared in 1937 on the occasion of Tabuteau’s being made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur

1937 on the occasion of Tabuteau’s being made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
1937 on the occasion of Tabuteau’s being made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
1937 on the occasion of Tabuteau’s being made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
1937 on the occasion of Tabuteau’s being made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
Catches Largest Salmon
From an article by Laila Storch and Kevin Tompkins in The Double Reed. Vol. 15, No. 3 (1992). Courtesy Guy Baumier
Just for Tootling away at his Oboe
The Record, October 13, 1937, Philadelphia, PA
in the fall of 1939
Tabuteau when he performed the Mozart Quartet as a concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the fall of 1939
Martha Scherer collection (MSS 71) / Curtis Institute of Music Archives
Martha Scherer collection (MSS 71) / Curtis Institute of Music Archives
Tabuteau had two hobbies: cooking and gambling. He was a master of the first!
Tabuteau had two hobbies: cooking and gambling. He was a master of the first!
Philadelphia Inquirer. November 19, 1939.
Tabuteau with William Kincaid in Symphony Magazine, 1942
Tabuteau with William Kincaid in Symphony Magazine, 1942
Tabuteau suffering with the gout. Time Magazine: March 8, 1943.
Tabuteau suffering with the gout. Time Magazine: March 8, 1943.
Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Kreisler, and Marcel Tabuteau
Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Kreisler, and Marcel Tabuteau discuss the slow movement of Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Photo in Popular Photography of July 1944 by Adrian Siegel.
MT Summarizes Training
From a November 1944 article in Musical America
Martha Scherer collection (MSS 71) / Curtis Institute of Music Archives
Famous Philadelphians of the past
c. March-April 1945
The above photo of Marcel Tabuteau appeared in Life Magazine in 1945.
This photo of Marcel Tabuteau appeared in Life Magazine in 1945
Young Tabuteau with violin
A closeup of Tabuteau from an article in the Philadelphia Record, 1946. Courtesy Guy Baumier
Picture Story Behind the Baton
Marcel Tabuteau and Arturo Toscanini; Coronet Magazine, March 1946
First Men
March 1948
Orchestra Plans to Bring Famous Artists Here
Courtesy Guy Baumier
Oboist-gourmet puffs an oboe reed cigarette holder
Philadelphia Bulletin, April, 28, 1949
photo by Adrian Siegel
This photo by Adrian Siegel appeared in the November 6, 1949 issue of the New York Herald Tribune. It was neatly tucked and held securely in John Mack's Barret book. Courtesy of Danna Sundet
Ormandy, Kincaid, Tabuteau, de Lancie
Marcel Tabuteau, Laila Storch, and John Mack during a rehearsal
Marcel Tabuteau, Laila Storch, and John Mack during a rehearsal with Pablo Casals during the 1950 Prades Festival.
Time Magazine, January 8, 1951
Adrian Siegel’s photograph for the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 1st Chair Recording
Adrian Siegel’s photograph of Tabuteau for the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 1st Chair Recording of 1952
Philadelphia Story VI-2
This photo appeared in an article by Michael Finkelman listing Philadelphia Orchestra oboists by year, in The Double Reed. Vol. 26, No. 4 (2003)
Photo from Woodwind World
Photo from the article ‘Woodwind Profile‘ by Albert Kaufman, in Woodwind World, June 1953
photo of MT on the oboe poster
Inset of Tabuteau from a cardboard poster on Instruments of the Orchestra: Oboe
Tabuteau trying out two oboes during a break in rehearsal
Tabuteau trying out two oboes during a break in rehearsal. Published on February 4, 1954, after Tabuteau retired from the Philadelphia Orchestra (unknown publication)
Tabuteau being vocal
(from Oboists of my Time)
Photo on back cover of 'Art of the Oboe'
This photo appears on the back cover of a record jacket for a recording issued by Coronet Recording Company in 1965 entitled: Marcel Tabuteau ‘Art of the Oboe’
front cover of The Double Reed in April 1979
This photo on the front cover of The Double Reed in April 1979 appears in connection with an up-coming article reviewing the Marcel Tabuteau Memorial Concerts that took place at the Curtis Institute of Music on March 4, 1979
Cover notice
This notice appears on the inside cover of the above cover.
Announcing marceltabuteau.com
This image appeared on a poster and flyers for distribution at the 2018 IDRS Convention

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An audio interview with Joan Browne (Champie), a private Tabuteau student in the early 1950s.

A photograph of the music stand that was in Tabuteau’s private studio in Philadelphia.

An autographed photo of Marcel Tabuteau inscribed to Vladimir Sokoloff.

An autographed photo of Marcel Tabuteau inscribed to Joan Browne Champie.

With the passing of Wilbur Isaac Hilles in August 2023 and now Martha Scherer-Alfee in February 2024, no oboe students of Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute are still living.

A letter sent to the Curtis Institute by Laila Storch’s mother about Tabuteau not teaching at Curtis—and the reply.