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.
2018 Gillet-Fox Bassoon Competition Finalists
- Rafael Angster (France) – Principal Bassoon in the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. Teachers include Gilbert Audin, Philippe Hanon and Jean-Christophe Dassonville
- Andrea Cellacchi (Italy) – Currently studying at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Teachers include Francesco Bossone and Matthias Racz
- Lola Descours (France) – Solo Bassoon in Frankfurt Oper. Teachers include Laurent Lefevre, Dag Jensen and Gustavo Nuñez
- Arvid Larsson (Sweden) – Principal Contrabassoonist in the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Teachers include Fredrik Ekdahl, Ole Kristian Dahl and Audun Halvorsen
- Marceau Lefevre (France) – Principal Bassoonist of the Brussels Philharmonic. Teachers include Stefan Schweigert, Laurent Lèfevre and Fany Maselli
- Alternate: Marie Boichard (France)
Currently studying at the Conservatoire de Paris
Teachers include Fabien Boichard, Gilbert Audin, and Philippe Hanon
We are extremely grateful to our panel of esteemed judges for the competition’s preliminary round.
- Ole Kristian Dahl (Norway), Professor at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik – Mannheim
- Daniel Matsukawa (USA), Principal Bassoonist of Philadelphia Orchestra
- Gustavo Nuñez (Uruguay), Principal Bassoonist of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Julie Price (England), Principal Bassoonist of BBC Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra
- Chiara Santi (Italy), Principal Bassoonist of Mahler Chamber Orchestra
The final round judges are as follows:
- Higinio Arrue (Spain), Principal Bassoonist of Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
- Sophie Dartigalongue (France), Principal Bassoonist of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Rie Koyama (Japan), Principal Bassoonist of Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
- Billy Short (USA), Principal Bassoonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Afonso Venturieri (Brazil), Principal Bassoon, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Geneva
