The finalists of the 2021 Fernand Gillet- Hugo Fox Competition for Oboe (in alphabetical order) are:
1. Benjamin Brogadir, USA. Studies at Colburn Conservatory of Music with Mingjia Liu.
2. Sigurd Greve, Norway. Co-principal oboe of Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Studies at The Norwegian Academy of Music with Johannes Grosso. Private studies with Christoph Hartmann.
3. Sooyoung Kim, South Korea. Studies at Colburn Conservatory of Music with Mingjia Liu.
4. Emil Miroslavskii, Russia. Principal oboe, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra.
5. Melanie Rothman, United Kingdom. Solo oboe of the Hessen State Theatre Orchestra, Wiesbaden, Germany. Studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart with Christian Schmitt.
*Alternate: Gioele Coco, Italy. Oboe section, Ruse Opera State Bulgaria.
2021 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition for Oboe Repertoire:
1. Jean Coulthard, 3 Nature Sketches from Japan for oboe and piano (Novello)
2. William Grant Still, Incantation and Dance (Carl Fischer)
3. Georg Philipp Telemann, Fantasia No. 3 in b minor (any edition) (all repeats)
4. Antal Dorati, Duo Concertante for oboe and piano (Boosey & Hawkes)
5. Scott McAllister, Grunge Concerto (Lydmusic)