Jan Thuri (born 1975) is a

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born in

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in a musical family. He is a son of a notable Czech composer,

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and a

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František Xaver Thuri František Xaver Thuri (also known as F. X. Thuri) (29 April 1939 Prague - 22 April 2019) was a Czech composer, harpsichordist, oboist, organist, musicologist and a notable pedagogue. Early life and education After graduating from the Prague C ...

. Jan Thuri is a

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brand ambassador.

Early life

After starting his musical education with piano and violin, Jan Thuri started playing the oboe at the age of thirteen. After graduating from the

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in class of

, he went on to study at the

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with Ernest Rombout and at the Faculty of Musical Arts in

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with Dusan Foltyn. He has further taken lessons and took part in master-classes with Jean-Louis Capezzali, Maurice Bourgue, Han de Vries, Jérôme Guichard, and Jacques Tys.

Professional career

Jan Thuri is a soloist, having performed all across Europe, USA, South Korea and Japan, where he performs and teaches on a regular basis. Besides his solo career, he often performs with chamber ensembles he co-founded (Thuri Ensemble, wind trio DuBois). He is an active recording artist, notable for having recorded a set of his

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's Oboe Concertos for Thuri records. He also recorded for

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and Virgo Record Label. He is a professor of

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and chamber music at the

Awards

Jan Thuri has won numerous prestigious oboe competitions, among them: * Second place at the

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International Oboe Competition (Barbirolli International Oboe Festival and Competition); * First place at the European Music Competition in Picardy; * First place at the EBU-UER TIJI UNESCO.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thuri, Jan 1975 births Living people Czech oboists Prague Conservatory alumni Academic staff of the Prague Conservatory