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Competition Contacts

2024 Gillet-Fox Bassoon Contact:
Lyndon Watts, Chair
E-mail: watts@idrs.org

2024 NHYAC Oboe Contact:
Celeste Johnson, Chair
E-mail: johnson@idrs.org

2023 NHYAC Bassoon Contact:
Jennifer Auerbach, Chair
E-mail: auerbach@idrs.org

2023 Gillet-Fox Oboe Contact:
Andreas Oeste, Chair
E-mail: oeste@idrs.org

The IDRS sponsors two international competitions for oboe and bassoon that take place each year during its annual conference.

The Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition (dedicated to the memory of the late master oboist and honorary member of the IDRS, Fernand Gillet, and to the memory of master bassoonist Hugo Fox, principal bassoonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1922-1949) is for bassoonists and oboists who have not reached their 31st birthday by the date of the final round of the competition.

The Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition (dedicated to the memory of Norma Hooks, IDRS honorary member and lifeblood of our organization with her tireless dedication to our membership, annual conferences, and Executive Committee meetings) is for those who have not reached their 22nd birthday by the date of the final round of the competition.

Both competitions alternate each year between oboe and bassoon.

For current information about the 2024 competitions (repertoire, deadlines, submission guidelines, etc.), click the appropriate link below.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 IDRS Competitions!

The Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition for Oboe:

  • First Place: Mariano Esteban Barco, Spain. Solo Oboe, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Studies at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin with Dominik Wollenweber and Viola Wilmsen.
  • Second Place: Illyes Boufadden, France. Solo Oboe, Orchestra de Chambre de Paris. Studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jacques Tys.
  • Honorable Mention: Vito Castagna, Italy. Studies at Hochschule für Musik Basel with Emanuel Abbühl and and David Seghezzo.
  • Honorable Mention: Chi Yuen Pedro Lai, Hong Kong. Studies at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with Yiu Song Lam.
  • Honorable Mention: Hyunae Lim, South Korea. Studies at Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden with Céline Moinet.

The Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition for Bassoon:

  • First Place: Javier Sanz Pascual, Spain, Studies at Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía with Gustavo Núñez and Francisco Alonso
  • Second Place: Seoyoung Mun, South Korea, Studies with Hojoon Choi
  • Third Place: Abigail Lopez, United States, Studies at Oberlin Conservatory with Drew Pattison

And thank you to our final round judges!

View Current Competition Details

2024 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

Repertoire, deadlines and how to submit your application for the Gillet-Fox Competition

2024 Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition

Repertoire, deadlines and how to submit your application for the NHYAC Competition

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