First prizes for Leonid Surkov and Enrico Bassi
At the final concert on April 23 as part of The Muri Competition, the two winners were chosen: Enrico Bassi from Italy in the bassoon category and Leonid Surkov from Russia in the oboe category.
The music competition took place for the fourth time this year. It is considered the largest competition in the world for the two woodwind instruments oboe and bassoon. It was founded The Muri Competition 2013 by Renato Bizzotto, Matthias Rácz and Martin Frutiger.
This year, 400 candidates registered, 102 of whom qualified for the final rounds. The final rounds on April 23 were contested by two finalists and four finalists:
Oboe
- Leonid Surkov (Russia)
- Max Vogler (Germany)
- Marlene Vilela Gomes (Portugal)
Bassoon
- Enrico Bassi (Italy)
- Only Meisler (Israel)
- Hana Hasegawa (Japan)
Renato Bizzotto, the overall director of the competition, states: "The artistic level of this year's competition was very high and it was not easy for the jury to choose the right winners." With The Muri Competition, Muri is consistently expanding its position as a cultural center.
