Oboe

Andrea Plesnarski is Principal oboist of the Oakland Symphony and a member of Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. She is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she studied with John de Lancie and Richard Woodhams.

Andrea received an M.A. in Computer Science in 2001 from Mills College, Oakland. Her thesis focus was the creation of a human interface to allow the user to compose and play music using a piezo sensor gestural interface utilizing software with neural networks and Markov models. She studied landscape design and horticulture at Merritt College receiving certificates in both.

Andrea lives in Eugene, OR where she serves on the Board for Eugene Springfield Youth Orchestras and Advisory Board for #instaballet. Oregon gives her lots of opportunities for other favorite hobbies – running, hiking, gardening, and working with the local deer to not eat her garden.