CRISTINA GÓMEZ GODOY

Oboist Cristina Gómez Godoy combines a distinguished solo career with an active presence in chamber music and orchestral performance. Since 2013, she has been principal oboe of the Staatskapelle Berlin.

As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Festival Strings Lucerne, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, Spanish National Orchestra, Barcelona and Catalonia National Symphony Orchestra, Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra, Navarra Symphony Orchestra, ADDA Simfònica Alicante, Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot, and Szczecin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, among others.

She frequently collaborates with artists such as Daniel Barenboim, Mario Häring, Michail Lifits, Guy Braunstein, Pablo Ferrández, Radek Baborák, Sophie Dervaux, Kian Soltani, Sara Ferrández, the Calidore String Quartet, the Staatskapelle Berlin String Quartet, and the Castalian String Quartet. She has appeared at festivals including the Ravinia Festival, Lucerne Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Liceo de Cámara XXI, and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, and has performed in venues such as the Elbphilharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris, Mozarteum, Barbican Centre, Kölner Philharmonie, L’Auditori, Palau de la Música Catalana, Auditorio Nacional de Música (Madrid), Casa da Música, Bozar, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Konserthuset, Müpa Budapest, and the Musikverein.

Among the highlights of her career are her debuts at Carnegie Hall and the Pierre Boulez Saal with pianist Michail Lifits; her selection as a Rising Star by the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO); and her residency as a Junge Wilde artist at the Konzerthaus Dortmund. In 2022, she released her debut album with Warner Classics, alongside the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim, featuring Mozart’s and Strauss’s oboe concertos, which was met with great acclaim from the specialized press.

Born in Linares (Spain), she began her studies at the conservatories of Linares, Jaén, and Seville, and furthered her training at the Barenboim-Said Foundation’s Orchestral Studies Academy. She completed her studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock. She has received recognition in international competitions such as the ARD Competition in Munich—where she was also awarded the special prize of BR-Klassik—and the Markneukirchen International Competition, among others.

Teaching plays an important role in her career. She is a professor at the Barenboim-Said Foundation’s Orchestral Studies Academy and regularly gives masterclasses at international institutions. From 2015 to 2025, she served as adjunct professor at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). Her pedagogical work is further complemented by her participation in specialized courses and events, as well as her role as a jury member in international competitions.