Jaap Stotijn

Jaap Stotijn
Jaap Stotijn (photo nl:Franz Ziegler)
Background information
Birth nameJacob Hendrik Stotijn
Born(1891-09-22)22 September 1891
The Hague, The Netherlands
Died5 April 1970(1970-04-05) (aged 78)
The Hague
GenresClassical
OccupationInstrumentalist
InstrumentOboe

Jacob Hendrik "Jaap" Stotijn (The Hague, 22 September 1891 – The Hague, 5 April 1970) was a Dutch oboist. He was also active as a pianist and conductor. Jaap Stotijn has been credited as the founder of the Dutch school of oboe playing. "The Dutch style ... is the product of the distinctive reed-making and playing style of Jaap Stotijn." Contemporary oboists in this lineage include Han de Vries, Koen van Slogteren (nl), Peter Bree, Bart Schneemann, and the current principal oboe in Stotijn's orchestra, Pauline Oostenrijk (nl).