12 oboists in the Tchaikovsky finals
mainThey are:
Krimer Alexander /Germany
Blair Max Daniel / USA
Pidoux Gabriel / France
Kobylskiy Ivan / Russia
Yoon Sooyun / South Korea
Vallentin Juri / Germany
Sanchez Sergio / Venezuela
Miroslavskii Emil / Russia
Rothman Melanie Jessica / UK
Choi Naeun / South Korea
Djikoloum Armand / France
Fedorov Alexey / Russia
who is this a photo of?
It doesn’t matter, as long as you don’t say she is attractive.
Of course it matters – what’s the sense in showing a photo without identification?
On this blog a photo is usually of a person whose name is directly above it – in this case I suppose it is of Miss M.J. Rothman.
agree –who is the oboist? Is this for marketing/propaganda purposes b/c she ‘s attractive.
Melanie Rothman is the oboist in the photograph.
It’s Melanie Rothman. Hints: NL inserts the photo right next to the person’s name; also, if you right click on the photo, its name will pop up. Often the name of the photo contains identifying information of the person.
I’m surprised that there’s an American on that list; the American sound and style are very different from pretty much everywhere else, especially Europe.
I think you’ll find they are only first right round applicants… I’m not sure why the oboe competitors have been singled out either…. it’s a multi-instrumental competition
https://tchaikovskycompetition.com/en/news/237.htm
Speaking of attractive candidates. . .
For anyone who hasn’t seen The Vivaldi Guys video, here it is. This oboe duo is especially popular with women viewers. And also with Yannick Nézet-Séguin who was delighted by the video & apparently retweeted it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1GBD7Tpo5M&fbclid=IwAR36WJCmCZmhHeC5_Pxr_t9ydv5Dbftd6HkTQUckDqPEpqVwn7qRBeWQ7u0
The best part is that for all their antics, they both are fine players! The oboe guy with glasses is Gabriel Pidoux of France, who won 2nd prize at the Prague Competition last nite. He is also one of the 12 oboists named above who will compete at the Tchaikovsky.
Choooope