Jan Thuri

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 father's Oboe Concertos for Thuri records.^[2] He also recorded for EMI and Virgo Record Label. He is a professor of oboe and chamber music at the Prague Conservatory.^[3]

Jan Thuri has won numerous prestigious oboe competitions, among them:

• Second place at the Isle of Wight International Oboe Competition (Barbirolli International Oboe Festival and Competition);^[4]
• First place at the European Music Competition in Picardy;
• First place at the EBU-UER TIJI UNESCO. ^[5]