Previous Competition

The 12th (2018) Tokyo Opera City (Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo) / Kioi Hall (Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo)

Prize Winners

Number of Applicants by Countries and Regions : 24
Number of Applicants : 169
First Stage Contestants : 46
Second Stage Participants : 18
Final Stage Participants : 6

First Prize [Ohga Award]	No one qualified
Second Prize	No.44 / Ms. Yuka ASAHARA  (Japan)
Third Prize	No.27 / Mr. Andrey CHOLOKYAN  (Russia) No.31 / Mr. Armand DJIKOLOUM  (France)
Honorable Mention	No.22 / Mr. Gioele COCO  (Italy) No.23 / Ms. Saran BAE  (South Korea) No.41 / Ms. Natalia AULI  (Venezuela)
Audience Award	No.31 / Mr. Armand DJIKOLOUM  (France)
Encouragement Award	No.6 / Mr. Shota TAKAHASHI (Japan)

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Required Repertoire Archives

Preliminary Screening

The following two pieces should be performed and recorded in order of 1), 2).

１） G. Ph. Telemann： 12 Fantasien für Querflöte ohne baß
– Ⅺ . Fantasie G-dur TWV40:12 [with all repeats]
Bärenreiter / Henle

２） C. Schumann： 3 Romanzen für Violine und Klavier op.22
– Ⅱ. Allegretto

1st Round

The following two pieces should be performed (order optional).

１） R. Schumann： 5 Stücke im Volkston für Violoncello und Klavier op.102(Ver. for Violin and Piano)
①Ⅱ. Langsam + Ⅲ. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen[with all repeats]
or
②Ⅱ. Langsam + Ⅳ. Nicht zu rasch Breitkopf & Härtel

２） A. Doráti： 5 pièces pour le hautbois
-Ⅰ. La cigale et la fourmie (d’après Lafontaine) + Ⅴ. Légerdemain

2nd Round

A total of four pieces chosen from each of the following 4 groups should be performed. The pieces
from groups 1) and 4) are obligatory and also one piece each should be chosen from groups 2) and 3)
to constitute a recital that is approximately 45 minutes in length. （From entering the stage to leaving
the stage should be at the most, 50minutes.） (order optional)

１） T. Hosokawa： Spell Song for oboe
Commissioned by Sony Music Foundation for “THE 11th INTERNATIONAL OBOE COMPETITION OF JAPAN 2015 in Karuizawa”

２）
① J. S. Bach： Partita a-moll für Flöte solo BWV1013
(Either the a-moll or the g-moll version is acceptable)
– Corrente + Sarabande [1st repeats only in both movements]
IMSLP=International Music Score Library Project.
* Please be aware of Bach’s mistakes which should be correctly performed.
② F. Couperin： «Les Goûts-Réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts»
– Concert No. 5 or No.6 or No. 7
(with harpsichord) [repeat optional]
③ C. Ph. E. Bach： Sonate für Querflöte solo a-moll Wq.132
(only the a-moll version is acceptable )
[no repeats in all movements]
④ A. Vivaldi： Concerto in la minore per Oboe, Archi e Cembalo RV 461
(Accompanied by Piano)

３）
① N. Skalkottas： Concertino für oboe solo und Klavierbegleitung
② A. Doráti： Duo concertante
③ L. Berio： Sequenza Ⅶ per oboe solo
※The tone of “H” will be provided by the Secretariat.
You are not allowed to use the one you bring.
④ D. Milhaud： Sonatine pour Hautbois et Piano op.337
⑤ A. Pasculli： Fantasia sull’opera “Poliuto” di Donizetti
⑥ A. Pasculli： Gran Concerto su temi dall’opera “I vespri siciliani” di Verdi

４） W. A. Mozart： Concerto in C major for Oboe and Orchestra K.314 (285d)
– 2nd + 3rd movements
(Should be performed by memory. Accompanied by Piano.)

Final Round

The following two pieces should be performed.

１） W. A. Mozart： Quartet in F major for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello K.370 (368b)
[1st repeat only in the first movement] (Accompanied by String trio)

２） R. Strauss： Concerto in D major for Oboe and small Orchestra AV144
(Should be performed by memory. Accompanied by Orchestra.)