Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

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.

Final Round Judges

• Gina Cuffari (USA), Bassoon Professor, Stony Brook University, Bassoonist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
• Telma Diaz (Guatemala), Principal Bassoon, National Symphony Orchestra of Guatemala
• Shibin Song (China), Professor for Bassoon and Deputy Director of Orchestral Instruments Department, Sichuan Conservatory of Music Principal Bassoon, Chengdu Metropolitan Concert Hall Orchestra
• Remy Taghavi (USA), Assistant Professor of Bassoon, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Principal Bassoon, New Haven Symphony Orchestra
• Quincey Trojanowski (USA), Principal Bassoon, Colorado Symphony

Preliminary Judges

• Elena Comelli (Italy), Second Bassoon, Halle Orchestra in Manchester
• Joshua Elmore (USA), Principal Bassoon, San Francisco Symphony
• Fei Xie (USA/China), Principal Bassoon, Minnesota Orchestra, Adjunct Professor of Bassoon, University of Minnesota
• Leyla Zamora (USA/Costa Rica) Bassoon and Contrabassoon, San Diego Symphony Orchestra
• Karoline Zurl (Germany) Principal Bassoon, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Adjunct Professor of Bassoon, Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media