2026 International Award Committee
WHITNEY CROCKETT
Principal Bassoon
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Lynn University-Conservatory of Music
Co-Chair
GUSTAVO NÚÑEZ
Principal Bassoon
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Reina Sofía School of Music, Spain
Co-ChairLOLA DESCOURS
Principal Bassoon
Rotterdam Philharmonic
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
NANCY GOERES
Former Principal Bassoon
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Boston University
SIMON VAN HOLEN
Bassoon & Contrabassoon
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
JAAKKO LUOMA
Principal Bassoon
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Sibelius Academy
MASAYUKI OKAMOTO
Principal Bassoon
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Tokyo University of the Arts
President, Japan Bassoon Society
YUKI SATO
Bassoon
NHK Symphony Orchestra
Toho Gakuen School of Music
VOLKER TESSMANN
Professor of Bassoon
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin