Sony Music Foundation

THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL OBOE COMPETITION OF KARUIZAWA,JAPAN 2009

Past Competitions

The International Oboe Competition Prizewinners

VIII:2006　Karuizawa Ohga Hall,Nagano

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions:23
Number of Applicants:148
First Stage Participants:52
Second Stage Participants:14
Final Stage Participants:6

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	Lucas MACIAS NAVARRO (Spain) [Mozart Award]
Second Prize	Nora CISMONDI (France)
Third Prize	Mikhail ZHURAVLEV (Russia)
Finalists	Victor AVIAT (France)
	Cho EUN YOUNG (Korea) [Mozart Award]
	Qing LIN (China)

VII:2003　 Tsuda Hall,Tokyo

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions: 22
Number of Applicants:115
First Stage Participants:50
Second Stage Participants:15
Final Stage Participants:6

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	Vilem VEVELKA (Czech Republic)
Second Prize	Martin FRUTIGER (Switzerland)
	Domenico ORLANDO (Italy)
Third Prize	Sebastian GIMENO BALBOA (Spain)
Finalists	Pavel SOKOLOV (Russia)
	Nicola PATRUSSI (Italy)

VI:2000　Tsuda Hall,Tokyo

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions:9
Number of Applicants:106
First Stage Participants:48
Second Stage Participants:12
Final Stage Participants:6

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	Alexsandre GATTET (France)
Second Prize	No one qualified
Third Prize	Séastien GIOT (France)
	Pavel SOKOLOV (Russia)
Finalists	Séastien GIEBLER (France)
	Takahiro KASE [JAL Award]
	Gildas PRADO (France)

V:1997　Tsuda Hall,Tokyo

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions: 9
Number of Applicants:104
First Stage Participants:51
Second Stage Participants:15
Final Stage Participants:5

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	No one qualified
Second Prize	Yeon-Hee KWAK (Korea)
Third Prize	Anne REGINE (France)
	Eric SPELLER (France)
Finalists	Sebastian HILDEN (Germany)
	Marianne LEGENDRE (France)

IV:1994　Tsuda Hall,Tokyo

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions:15
Number of Applicants:114
First Stage Participants:47
Second Stage Participants:15
Final Stage Participants:8

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	Giovanni DEANGELI (Italy)
	Paolo GRAZIA (Italy)
Second Prize	No one qualified
Third Prize	Matthias BACKER (Germany)
Finalists	Helene B. DEVILLENEUVE ( France )
	Isaac J. DUARTE ( Brazil )
	Philippe GIORGI ( France )
	Irene MUELLER ( Germany )
	Igor STOROSHENKO ( Russia )

III:1991　Casals Hall,Tokyo

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions:11
Number of Applicants:106
First Stage Participants:52
Second Stage Participants:15
Final Stage Participants:6

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	Jeroe GUICHARD (France)
Second Prize	Brigitte HORLITZ (Germany) [Mozart Award]
Third Prize	Mika TAKAI
Finalists	Laurent GIGNOUX (Switzerland)
	Takahiro WATANABE [JAL Award]
	Sebastien MARQUIS (Canada)

II:1988　Casals Hall,Tokyo

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions:7
Number of Applicants:91
First Stage Participants:52
Second Stage Participants:15
Final Stage Participants:6

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	No one qualified
Second Prize	Alex KLEIN (Brazil)
	Jacques TYS (France)
Third Prize	Peter W. COOPER (U.S.A.)
Fourth Prize	Antje von MOOCK (Germany)
Finalists	Masahiko INOUE [Study Abroad Award]
	Mika TAKAI [JAL Award]

I:1985　Japan Education Hall,Tokyo

[Prizewinners]

First Prize	No one qualified
Second Prize	Isao TSUJI [Japan Double-Reed Award]
	Francis-Xavier BOURIN (France)
Third Prize	Jean-Pierre ARNAUD (France)
Finalists	Katsuhide UENO [Study Abroad Award]
	Katsuya WATANABE [JAL Award]
	Rie YOSHIOKA [Study Abroad Award]