IDRS Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition and Young Artist Competition for Bassoon and Oboe

The IDRS sponsors two international competitions for oboe and bassoon that take place each year during its annual conferenece. The Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition is for bassoonists and oboists who have not reached their 31st birthday by the date of the final round of the competition and the Young Artist Competition is for those who have not reached their 22nd birthday. Both competitions alternate each year between oboe and bassoon.

Applications are now being accepted for both the 2013 IDRS Gillet-Fox competition for oboe and for the 2013 Young Artist Competition for Bassoon. Submit your application now.

Please note: You must be an IDRS member, and logged in to IDRS.org to sumbit a competition application. Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2013. Finalists will be announced May 1, 2013. If you have a question, contact Saxton Rose at roses@uncsa.edu.

More information about the 2013 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox competition for oboe

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Competition Videos Available Online

Available to IDRS members is a complete video archive of finalist performances of the Fernand Gillet – Hugo Fox International Competition from 2002 to the present. In addition to the competition videos, there are currently over 200 video segments available comprised of performances, master classes and interviews. All video segments of performances are available to IDRS members only.

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Competition Archive

2012 (Bassoon): Oxford, Ohio, USA July 7-11, 2012

Winner: Katarzyna Zdybel, Poland
Second Prize: Amanda Swain, US
Honorable Mentions: Bogdan Dumitriu, Ingrid Hagan, Laura Miller

Johann Friedrich Fasch: Sonata in C major
Paul Jeanjean: Prelude et scherzo
George Perle: BassoonMusic
Franz Berwald: Concert Piece, op. 2

2011 (Oboe): Tempe, Arizona, USA July 7-11, 2012

Winner: Emmanuel Laville
Second Prize: Elizabeth Priestly Siffert
Honorable Mentions: Jung Choi, Erica Cice, Risa Soejima

2010 (Bassoon): Norman, Oklahoma USA June 22–26, 2010

Winner: Philipp Zeller, Germany
Second place: Sophie Dartigalongue, France
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order): Constantin Barcov, Romania; Emily Hultmark, England/Sweden; Fei Xie, China/USA

Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violoncello in e minor, op. 38 Movements I, III
Jean Françaix: Divertissement pour Basson et Quintette á cordes
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata in d minor for Solo Bassoon, arr. by Mordechai Rechtman
Francisco Mignone: Concertino for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra

2009 (Oboe): Birmingham, England July 21-25, 2009

Winner: Philippe Tondre, France
Second place: Christopher Bowman, Netherlands
Third place: Lin Qing, China
Honerable mentions: Jung Choi, Korea; Heather Peyton, USA

Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe
Vivaldi: Sonata RV 28 in g minor
Nikos Skalkottas: Concertino for Oboe and Piano
Antal Dorati: Cinq Pieces pour le hautbois, movements 1,2 5

2008 (Bassoon): Provo, Utah USA July 22–26, 2008

Winner: Rodion Tolmachev, Russia
Second place: Bram van Sambeek, Netherlands
Third place: Dean Woody, USA
Honerable mentions: Guilhaume Santana, France; Samantha Brenner, USA

Carl Maria von Weber Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, op. 75, (recommended edition: Universal Edition UE 18131)
Pierre Max Dubois Sonatine Tango for Bassoon and Piano (Billaudot G 3826 B)
Johann Sebastian Bach Partita, BWV 1013 trans. for Bassoon Solo (Universal Edition UE 18135) with repeats
Jacobo Ficher Sonata para Fagot y Piano

2007 (Oboe): Ithaca, New York, USA - June 12-16

Winner: Jeffrey Stephenson, USA
Second place: Andrea Overturf, USA
Honerable mentions: Pierre-Antoine Escoffier, Spain; Petar Hristov, Germany; Bethany Slater, USA

CPE Bach – Sonata in A minor for Flute Solo : Poco Adagio – Allegro
Robert Schumann – Romance #2
Lucas Foss – Concerto for Oboe: Moderato-allegro
Maurice Ravel – Sonatine for Oboe and Piano: Anime

2006 (Bassoon): Muncie, Indiana, USA - July 28

Winner: Bence Boganyi, Germany
Second place: Fredrik Ekdahl, Sweden
Honerable mentions: Rian Craypo, USA; Harrison Hollingsworth; Samue Retaillaud

Otmar Nussio, Variations on an Air by Pergolesi
J.S. Bach, Prelude, Allemande, and Courante from Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor
Tansman, Sonatine
Mozart, Sonata, K. 292, performed with piano (not with cello)

2005 (Oboe): Austin, Texas, USA - June 4-8

Winner: Florent Charreyre, France
Second place: Nicolas Cock-Vassiliou
Honerable mentions: Leanna Booze, USA; Celine Moinet, France; Min Kyu Yoon, Germany; Samue Retaillaud

Vivaldi - Sonata in C minor F15 #2 Movts. 1& 2
Devienne - Sonata, Op. 71, #3 Mov. 3
R. Strauss - Concerto for Oboe

2004 (Bassoon): Melbourne, Australia - June 29 - July 3

Winner: Vaclav Vonasek, Czech Republic
Runner-up: Adrian Morejon, USA
Honerable mentions: Rian Craypo, USA; Elisabeth Kissel, France; Jian Huang, China

Ferdinand David, Concertino for Bassoon and Orchestra
Marcel Bitsch, Concertino for Bassoon and Piano
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in E-minor P. 137
Gordon Kerry, On the Summer Map of Stars

2003 (Oboe): Greensboro, North Carolina, USA - June 20

Winner: Kathleen Needleman
Runner-up: Liang Wang
Honerable mentions: Celeste Johnson, Elizabeth Priestly, Samue Retaillaud

CPE Bach – Sonata in A minor for Flute Solo : Poco Adagio – Allegro
Robert Schumann – Romance #2
Lucas Foss – Concerto for Oboe: Moderato-allegro
Maurice Ravel – Sonatine for Oboe and Piano: Anime

2002 (Bassoon): Alberta, Canada - August 9

Winner: Gaëlle Habert, France
Second place: Dean Woody, USA
Honerable mentions: Cécile Hardouin, France; Alejandro Vieira, USA; Bryan Young, USA

Phillip Böddecker Sonata sopra "La Monica"
Leslie Bassett, Metamorphoses #5
Jacques Hétu, Élégie
Carl Maria von Weber, Andante e Rondo Ungarese

2001 (Oboe): Morgantown, West Virginia, USA - August 7-11,

G.P. Telemann Fantasy #8 in e minor
Franz Krommer Concerto in F, Opus 52, mvts. 2 and 3
Eugene Bozza Fantaisie Pastorale
Gilles Silvestrini Six Études Pour Hautbois, #1 and #6

1999 (Oboe): Morgantown, West Virginia, USA - August 7-11

Winner: Alexandre Gattet, Paris, France
Second place: Frederic Tardy, France and Eugene Izotov, USA
Honerable mentions: Zheng Huang, USA; Rosemary Yiameos, USA

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in C Major F VII no. 6. Kunzelmann
Leon Goosens - Concerto. Leduc
Antal Dorati - Duo Concertante (2nd mvt only). Boosey & Hawkes
Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro. International

1997 (Bassoon): Tallahassee, Florida, USA - June 1 - 5

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in A Minor, RV 498, F.VIII, 2 (Ricordi)
Ludwig Milde - Concert Study No. 39 (Cundy-Bettoney, Hofmeister)
Roger Boutry - Interferences I pour basson et piano (Warner-Chappel/France)
James Waterson - Concert-Stück "Souvenir de Donizetti" (Nova)