NEWS on September 11: The Winners are 1st Prize: Ivan Danko, Oboe, 2nd Prize: JiYoun Hur, Flute, shared 3rd Prize: Cobus du Toit, Flute, and Jeong-hyun Kim, Flute. Congratulations !
We are so happy to announce that Cobus Du Toit of Antero Winds has made a prize winning performance in the
5th INTERNATIONAL HUGO KAUDER COMPETITION : For Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet
The Hugo Kauder Society presented its 5th annual International
Hugo Kauder Competition in New Haven. Ten woodwind players including flutists, clarinetists, and oboists under the age of 35 and of various nationalities were selected to perform in front of a distinguished live jury. They competed for first, second and third place by performing classical music pieces composed by Hugo Kauder, as well as Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary works. They were accompanied on piano by last year’s Piano Competition winner Ryo Yanagitani.
The distinguished Competition judges were Richard Stoltzman of New England Conservatory,
Joanne Baxtresser of Carnegie Mellon University and Doris Goltzer of New York City Opera.
