The International Oboe Competition, which has been held every three years in Tokyo since 1985, will move its venue to the newly opened Karuizawa Ohga Hall located in the town of Karuizawa, known as one of the finest resorts in Japan. Under its new name, The International Oboe Competition of Karuizawa, the competition will embark on a new chapter in its history.

The jury consists of world renown oboists including Mr. Hansjörg Schellenberger (Chairman) and Mr. Maurice Bourgue, among others. The most remarkable feature of this competition is not only the high performing level of participants, but also the opportunity it provides to have direct communication with these distinguished members of the jury. They spare no effort in giving advice to help developing the talent of young musicians from all over the world.

Competition period: October 14 through 22, 2006
Venue: Karuizawa Ohga Hall (Town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan)

Jury Members:
Hansjörg SCHELLENBERGER (chairman of Jury)
Maurice BOURGUE
Gordon HUNT
Alex KLEIN
Yoshiaki OBATA
Ken-ichi FURUBE

Required repertoire: visit http://www.smf.or.jp/oboe/8th/

Application period: March 9 through April 17, 2006
Please submit a recording of the required piece for the preliminary screening.

For more information and/or an application, please contact:
Miki Iwata
Sony Music Foundation JS-Ichigaya Bldg. 7th Floor
5-1 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076
Japan Tel: +81-3-3261-9933
Fax: +81-3-3261-9898
e-mail: smf@sonymusic.co.jp

Prizewinners of the 7th International Oboe Competition of Tokyo held in 2003:

http://www.smf.or.jp/seminer_info/index.html

First prize: VEVERKA Vilém
Second prize: FRUTIGER, Martin
Third prize: ORLANDO, Domenico
Honorable Mention (special scholarship); GIMENO BALBOA, Sebastian SOKOLOV, Pavel PATRUSSI, Nicola