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The Muri Competition (International Competition for Oboe and Bassoon)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
A Swiss competition for oboe and bassoon with anonymous preliminary jury, rounds with piano, a semi-final with ensemble accompaniment, and a final with orchestra at Muri Abbey.
- Organiser
- The Muri Competition (founded 2013 by Renato Bizzotto, Matthias Racz and Martin Frutiger); postal address c/o oboes.ch, Muri, Switzerland
- Instruments
- Oboe, Bassoon
- Category
- Solo oboe, Solo bassoon
- Age limits
- Aimed at musicians born in 1996 or later.
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not published on the official pages we could check.Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary: anonymous recording jury (decision by end of December 2025 in the 2026 edition)
- Rounds 1 and 2: with piano accompaniment at Muri Abbey (no time limits stated)
- Semi-final: six participants per instrument (no time limits stated)
- Final: three finalists per instrument with orchestra
Repertoire
Full compulsory repertoire provided as PDFs on the official site (not in extraction); semi-final requires one classical work with ensemble accompaniment and one contemporary solo piece.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st-3rd prize per instrument, Heinz Holliger Prize, English horn prize, audience award, concert appearances and a festival invitation; no monetary amounts stated.
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source