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International Competitions

 

 

The following are international competitions held outside of the U.S. for which oboists and bassoonists are eligible.  Consulting the original source in the original language is strongly recommended, particularly regarding age requirements.

 

Also available on this site are a list of competitions in the United States and a list of competition directories.

 

AudiMozart! International Competition for the Performance of Mozart's Concertos for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn

Eligibility:  Age limit of 35

Frequency:  Biannual, even years

Contact:  (may only be good only near the time of the event)

Associazione Mozart Italia

Concorso Internazionale AudiMozart!

Per Strumenti a fiato

Via Mercerie, 14

38068 Roverto (TN) - Italia

Phone: ++39/0464/422719 or

Fax: ++39/0464/438282 or

E-mail: infoami@mozartitalia.org

 

The Barbirolli International Oboe Festival

AKA Isle of Wight International Oboe Competition

Eligibility:

Frequency: next competition will be held in 2009

Contact:

Phone: +44(0) 1624 835858

Fax: +44(0) 1624 836658

E-mail: information 'at' erinartscentre.com

 

Belgrade International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Eligibility:  Age limit of 30 years; possibly older for ensembles

Frequency:  Annual, rotating categories.

Contact:

International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Terazije 26/II

11000 Belgrade

Serbia

Phone: 381 11 26 86 380

Fax: 381 11 36 10 596

E-mail: ijmcbyu@music-competition.co.yu

 

Chiere International Competition

Eligibility: two categories, 20 and under, 30 and under

Frequency: annual with several wind instruments chosen each year. Also includes chamber music.

Contact:

Circolo Cameristico Piemontese Onlus

Strada Valle Pasano 61
10023 Chieri (TO) - ITALY

Phone: (+39)3477451585 or +39 (0)11/941.56.53

E-mail: info@ccpiemontese.it

www.ccpiemontese.it

 

Le Concours International d'Instruments à Vent

Eligibility:  Ages 18-30

Frequency:  Rotation of 6 instruments, oboe next in 2008, bassoon in 2011

Contact:

Concours international de musique de Toulon

117 avenue Lazare Carnot

83000 Toulon

France

Phone: 33 4 94 93 55 45

Fax : 33 4 94 24 16 10

E-mail : musiquetoulon@wanadoo.fr

 

Concours International de Musique Budapest

Eligibility: Age limit of 32

Frequency:  Annual, rotating categories

Contact:

Hungarofest

Rákóczi út 20.

H-1072 Budapest

Hungary

Phone:  (36/1) 266 14 59

Fax:  (36/1) 266-5972

E-mail: liszkay.maria@hungarofest.hu

www.hungarofest.hu

 

Concours international de musique de chambre de Lyon

Eligibility: Must be under 32 and average age of group 30 or less

Frequency: annual, rotating categories. Woodwind Quintet 2008

Contact:

CIMCL

BP 2209

69214 Lyon cedex 02 - France

Phone/Fax: +33 (0)4 78 30 37 78

E-mail: cimcl@free.fr

www.cimcl.fr

 

 

Concours National des Jeunes Bassonistes

Eligibility: Under age 19, registered in a school of music

Frequency: annual

Contact:

Ecole de Musique

Mrs. L.Lebouteiller et J.C. Montac

Mairie de Ouistreham

Pce Le Marignier

14150 Ouistreham

France

 

Crusell International Bassoon Competition

Eligibility:  Age limit of 31, must be born in the Nordic Countries or reside or study there.

Frequency:

Contact:

Rauno Melos/Crusell Week

Rauhankatu 10

23500 Uusikaupunki

Finland

Phone:  +358-2-8451 5302

Fax:  +358-2-8451 5442

Mobile:  +358-50-531 8498

http://www.crusellweek.com

 

Crusell International Oboe Competition

Eligibility: under 31

Frequency:

Contact:  most likely related to the above bassoon competition

http://www.crusellweek.com

 

Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition

Eligibility:  no age limit

Frequency:  annual

Contact:

Phone and fax:  (01440) 763799

haverhillsinfonia@btopenworld.com

 

IDRS Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

Eligibility:  Age limit of 30

Frequency:  Annual, bassoon in even years, oboe in odd years.

Contact:

 

International Competition for Musical Performers - Geneva

Eligibility:  Under 30 years of age

Frequency:  Each year several categories are featured together, ranging from six to seven in the early years to just two in 2000.  Oboe was last chosen in 1998.

Contact:

Concours de Genève

Rue Bovy-Lysberg 8

CH - 1204 Genève

Telephone:  +41 22 328 62 08

Fax:  +41 22 328 43 66

E-mail:  music@concoursgeneve.ch

Website:  www.concoursgeneve.ch

 

International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen

Eligibility:  Age limit, 30 years

Frequency: Annual, two instruments chosen each year. Next oboe: May 6-15, 2010. Bassoon was last chosen in 2006.

Contact:

Stadt Markneukirchen

Internationaler Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen e. V.

Am Rathaus 2

08258 Markneukirchen

Deutschland

Phone: +49 (0) 37422-41160 or 41161

Fax: +49 (0) 37422 41169

instrumentalwettbewerb@markneukirchen.de

 

International Jean Françaix Music Competition

Eligibility:  Age limit of 38,

Frequency:  Annual, rotating categories, bassoon last in 2004, oboe last in 2003

Contact:

Musici Artis Paris

5, rue Auguste Comte 92170 Vanves France

Phone /Fax :  (33) 01 46 38 34 83

email : map.bg@wanadoo.fr

 

International Lyceum Club Competition

Eligibility:  Women up to age 30

Frequency:  Triennial with categories rotating between piano, voice, and strings and wind instruments.

Contact:

Frau Camilla Engel,

St. Annastrasse 50, 6006

Lucerne, Switzerland.

Phone:  041 361 12 48

Fax:  041 610 39 52

 

International Music Competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest

Eligibility

age category A ( up to 10 )

age category B ( up to 14 )

age category C ( up to 18 )

age category D ( up to 30 )

Frequency:  annual, categories rotate

Contact:

Luigi Gageos – President, Petru Stoianov - Vice-President, or Bogdana Horatiu - Programs Director

P.O. Box 13 – 63

Bucharest 13 - Romania

Phone:  +40 722 383 542

Fax:  +40 21 323 66 00

E-mail:  office@jmevents.ro

 

International Music Competition of the ARD

Eligibility:  Ages 17-30

Frequency:  Rotating categories, bassoon in 2008

Contact:

Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD

c/o Bayerischer Rundfunk

Rundfunkplatz 1

D-80300 Muenchen - Deutschland

Phone:  ++49-89- 5900 2471

Fax:  ++49-89- 5900 3573

E-mail:  ard.musikwettbewerb@brnet.de

Website:  www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de

 

The International Oboe Competiton of Karuizawa, Japan

formerly The International Oboe Competition of Tokyo

Eligibility:  Ages 18-30

Frequency:  Triennial, next in 2009

Contact:

Miki Iwata
Sony Music Foundation JS-Ichigaya Bldg. 7th Floor
5-1 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076

Phone : +81-3-3261-9933

Fax : +81-3-3261-9898

E-mail : smf@sonymusic.co.jp

Website: www.smf.or.jp/oboe/8th/

 

International Web Concert Hall Competition

Eligibility:  No restrictions

Frequency:  Annual

 

Millennium Arts 2006 International Video Competition for Instrumentalists

After clicking on the the link, select "Projects" from the menu.

Eligibility:  All ages

Frequency:  Annual, rotating categories

 

Paris / Ville d’Avray International Competition

Eligibility: no age limit

Frequency:  rotating categories. Oboe in 2007.

Contact:

address application to:

SECRETARIAT

FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE FRANCAISE

34 Avenue Bugeaud

F-75116 PARIS

Phone: (33.1).56.28 14 57

E-mail : jlpetit@club-internet.fr

 

Prague Spring International Music Competition

Eligibility:  Age limit, 30 years

Frequency:  instruments chosen each year.  Bassoon was last chosen in 2002, oboe in 2001.

Contact:

Prague Spring International Music Competition

Hellichova 18

CZ-11800 Praha 1

Czech Republic

Phone:  +420 - 257 313 033

Fax:  +420 - 257 313 725

E-mail:  competition@festival.cz

Website:  www.festival.cz

 

Premio Bonporti in Rovereto (early music)

Eligibility:  Age limit of 38

Frequency:  Annual, rotating category, Baroque oboe was chosen in 1998

Contact:

Accademia di Musica Antica

Premio Bonporti

Palazzo Balista, Corso Rosmini 13

I-38068 Roverto TN (Italia)

Phone:  +39 0464 437689 or +39 348 2202808

Fax:   +39 0464 437689

info@premiobonporti.org

www.premiobonporti.org

 

Richard Lauschmann Oboenwettbewerb

Eligibility:  Must be a student of a German conservatory, but any nationality

Frequency:  Biannual, odd years

Contact:

Dr. E. Lauschmann

Richard Lauschmann-Wettbewerb

Ilvesheimer Str. 58

68259 Mannheim - Deutschland

 

Tromp International Music Competition & Festival

Eligibility:  Age limit 30

Frequency:  Biannual, even years, rotating category

Contact:

Tromp International Music Competition

P.O. Box 615

5600 AP Eindhoven

The Netherlands

Phone:  ++31.40.26 55 666

Fax:  ++31.40.26 55 601

E-mail: tromp@philipshall.nl

Website: www.trompinternational.nl

 

 

 

 

 

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