Gillet-Fox 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.

The 2019 Gillet-Fox competition is for oboe and will take place July 14-18, 2019 at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, USA. Entries for the 2019 competition will be accepted online from January 5 to March 15, 2019. Full competition information is available for download on the link below.

The Gillet-Fox Oboe finalists (in alphabetical order) are:

• Johans Camacho, Venezuela. Studies at Universität Mozarteum Salzburg with Stefan Schilli.
• Joshua Lauretig, USA. Second oboe, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Studied with Richard Woodhams.
• Ming Liu, China. Studies at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with Minghong Sun.
• Ji Yeon Noh, South Korea. Studies at Korea National University of Arts with Ingo Goritzki and Misung Lee.
• Joana Soares, Portugal. Studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Paris with David Walter and Nora Cismondi.
• Alternate: Matt Lengas, USA. Studies at The University of Texas at Austin with Andrew Parker.

Gillet-Fox Oboe Contact:
Nermis Mieses, Chair
E-mail: mieses@idrs.org

(In English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Spanish)

2020 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Bassoon Competition Repertoire