The International Oboe Competition of Japan 2023 will be held at the Musashino Civic Cultural Hall from October 3 to 9 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Chairman of the Jury is Hansjörg SCHELLENBERGER (Oboist / Conductor / Professor, Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid).

“THE INTERNATIONAL OBOE COMPETITION OF JAPAN” began with an idea by the former chairman of the Sony Music Foundation, Norio Ohga (1930–2011), who was intrigued by the innocent and comforting sound of the oboe and advocated its importance as the instrument that could determine the quality of an entire orchestra. The Sony Music Foundation has been presenting the Competition every three years since 1985. The 13th Competition has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be held anew in 2023.

It aims to promote the true artistic value of the oboe, as well as to contribute to the development of music culture with an international perspective through discovering and fostering talented musicians and helping them expand their scope of activities in Japan and abroad. It has established a reputation as a unique international Competition solely dedicated to the oboe, with past winners going on to become international music figures who have obtained principal and solo positions in world-renowned orchestras. The Competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.