Uzbek oboist Madina Rashidova is the first oboist from her country to study in the United States. She beagn playing the oboe at age 12 at the Military Musical Academic Lyceum of the National Guard. In Uzbekistan, Rashidova performed with the State Philharmonic of Uzbekistan and the Mukimi Musical Theater between 2020 and 2024. Rashidova is currently pursuing her master’s degree in music performance at Colorado State University, where she is learning the American style of oboe performance and reed making. She feels incredibly fortunate to have this opportunity as an oboist from a distant country. Rashidova is a student of Galit Kaunitz and Pablo Hernandez.