The 25th International Music Competition to be held in Munich, September 7 to 24, 1976 includes a category for oboe performance. The distinguished jury includes these well-known artists:

• Hans-Peter Schmitz (West Germany) Chairman
• Maurice Allard (France)
• Louis Gilis (Belgium)
• Leon Goossens (Great Britain)
• Heinz Holliger (Switzerland)
• Helmut Hucke (Federal Republic of Germany)
• Arthur Jensen (Austria/USA)
• Gunther Passin (Federal Republic of Germany)
• Anatol Pietrov (USSR)
• Ray Still (USA).

The competition is open to oboists born in or between the years of 1946 to 1959.

Each competitor must prepare:

• J.S. Bach -- Sonata G minor, BWV 1030 (Ed. Peters)
• Antonio Pasculli -- Concerto su motivi dell'Opera [La Favorita] di G. Donizetti -- for Oboe and Piano (Copies are available through the Competition Secretariat)

In addition, each competitor must choose one work from each of the following groups:

A

• W. Babell -- Sonata F minor (Oxford University Press)
• C. Ph. E. Bach -- Sonata G minor
• F. Couperin -- Premier Concert Royal (Ed. Musica Rara, London)
• G. F. Handel -- Sonata C minor or G minor
• J. L. Matthes -- Sonata C major (Ed. Sikorski)
• G. Ph. Telemann -- Sonata E minor (Ed. Schott or Sikorski)
• A. Vivaldi -- Sonata C minor

B

• C. Ph. E. Bach -- Concerto B-flat major or E-flat major
• J. G. Graun -- Concerto C minor
• F. X. Richter -- Concerto F major
• A. Rosetti -- Concerto C major or D major
• G. Ph. Telemann -- Concerto E minor or D minor (Ed. Sikorski)
• A. Vivaldi -- Concerto C. major, F VII/6 (Ed. Ricordi or Eulenburg)

C

• Haydn -- Concerto C major, Hoboken Vllg/C1
• Mozart -- Concerto C major, KV 314 a
• Strauss -- Concerto (1945/46)
• Martinu -- Concerto (1955)

D

• J. N. Hummel -- Variations, op. 102
• J. W. Kaliwoda -- Concertino (Ed. Musica Rara, London)
• F. Krommer -- Concerto F major, op. 52
• B. Molique -- Concertino G minor (Ed. Breitkopf)
• V. Bellini -- Concerto E-flat major, (Ed. Leuckart, Munich)

E

• Schumann -- 3 Romances, op. 94
• Nielsen -- Fantasiestucke op. 2
• Saint-Saens -- Sonata D major, op. 166
• Poulenc -- Sonata (1962)
• Dutilleux -- Sonata

F

• R. R. Bennett -- Concerto (Universal Edition)
• L. Berio -- Sequenza VII (Universal Edition)
• Attila Bozay -- Tetelpar (Ed. Musica Budapest/Boosey and Hawkes)
• Castiglioni -- Alef (Ars viva--Ed. Schott)
• Globokar -- Atemstudie (Ed. Peters)
• Krenek -- 4 Pieces for Oboe and Piano (Ed. Barenreiter)
• Ton de Leeuw -- Music for Oboe (Ed. Donemus, Amsterdam)
• Maderna -- Solo (Ed. Ricordi)
• Isang Yun -- Piri (Ed. Bote and Bock)
• B.A. Zimmermann -- Concerto (Ed. Schott)

In addition, one contemporary work of the competitor's own choice.

For the first test the competitor must prepare: the chosen works of groups A and E

In the works from groups B and C the competitor should play his own cadenzas when possible; in group A his own ornamentation.

In the final phase of the competition, each competitor will be given a baroque piece which he/she must ornament after a suitable period for preparation.

For more information, write: International Musikwettbewerb, D-8 Munchen 2 (Germany) Bayerischer Rundfunk. Telephone (089) 5 90 01.

Other competitions and European master classes include the following:

1977 International Competition for Musical Performers
Secretariat du Concours,
Palais Eynard,
CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland

International Woodwind Competition (1977)
Festival International de Musique du Printemps de Prague
Dum Umelcu
CS-110-01 Praha 1 (Czechoslovakia)

Pierre Pierlot Master Class
Secretariat Academie International d'Ete
89 Bis, Avenue Sainte-Marie
94160 Saint Mande, France

Lothar Faber Master Class
Accademia Musicale Chigiana
Siena, Italy

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