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ENGLISH /JAPANESE
5th Osaka International Music Competition
Osaka International Music Competition is pleased to announce
official request for application shown below which is open to public
participants from countries all over the world. The competition comprises
Preliminaries, Semi-finals and Finals with itemized conditions as follows:
Section
Ⅰ…
Piano, Stringed instruments, Wind Instruments, Vocal music
Section
Ⅱ…
Four hands, Ensemble(free combination)
Section
Ⅲ…
Two pianos, Folk music(solo), Amateur, Infant
Levels |
Dates and Locations |
Conditions |
Preliminaries |
Not designated
(Tape audition only) |
Open to everybody who wishes to participate and meet the
requirements for music categories and ages. |
Semi-finals,
District stage |
Chubu Region:
August 1, 2004 / For all categories
Nagoya University of Arts(Aichi)
Kanto Region:
? August 2, 2004 / For piano and
vocal only
Sumida Triphony Hall(Tokyo)
August 31, 2004 / For all categories
except vocal
Tokyo College of Music (Tokyo)
Chugoku Region:
? August 8, 2004 /
For piano, strings, ensemble and four hands
Ube Cultural Hall (Yamaguchi)
? August 24, 2004 / For all
categories
Higashi ward Cultural Center(Hiroshima)
Kyushu Region:
September 1 and 5, 2004 /
For all categories except two pianos and folk music
Airefu Hall, Nihon Gakugeisya Hall(Fukuoka)
Kansai Region:
August 24~26, 2004 / For all categories
Muramatsu Ricital Hall, Kokusaigakki
Salon(Osaka) |
Only for those who passed the Preliminaries |
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Paris Region:
1st~5th July, 2004 / For all categories
YAMAHA Paris,
Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris/Alfred Cortot
Seoul Region:
End-August, 2004 / For all categories
China Region:
End-August, 2004 / For all categories |
Optional screening for Finals: Preliminaries
and Semi-finals can be done offshore.
[Paris Secretariat]
Tel/Fax: +33 1 47 78 97 68 (M.Ozawa)
E-mail: Mayuozawa@aol.com
[Seoul Secretariat]
E-mail: cecile9@hanmail.net (Prof.C.H.Park)
Place and Date have not been decided yet. |
Finals |
October 9~11,2004
Ibaraki welfare Hall, Create Center Hall(Osaka) |
Only for those who passed the Semi-finals |
Grand Final |
October 11 ,2004 Create Center Hall(Osaka ) |
Only for those who won the First-prize (up Age-3) |
Ceremony |
Ditto |
Ceremony of awarding an honor
(All winners have to come) |
Note
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The time frames shown on the tables are minimum length
that applicants must play. Actual playing length will be designated by the
juries on the days of trials. The result of an audition is not affected by
the playing time. |
Section
Ⅰ
1. Preliminaries /
One work piece can optionally be
selected.
2.
Semi-finals and Finals / The playing
time of mandate piece is maximized as shown below.
Piano:
Semi-finals |
Finals |
Mandate pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Mandate piece to be played |
Minimum length |
Age-1 |
One from any baroque pieces or etudes followed by another
one piece optionally selected |
4 min. |
One piece optionally selected from pieces other than
J.S.Bach’s |
5 min. |
Age-2 |
One from any J.S.Bach pieces or etudes followed by
another one piece optionally selected |
5 min. |
Ditto |
5 min. |
Age-3 |
One fugal piece from J.S.Bach’s Well-Tempered Klavier (I,
II) or one from Chopin’s etudes (op.10, op.25) followed by another one piece
optionally selected |
7 min. |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Age-4
Age-5 |
One prelude
fugal from J.S.Bach’s Well-Tempered Klavier (I, II) or one etude by Chopin,Debussey,
Liszt,Rafmaninov, Scriabin,
or Prokofiev followed by another one piece optionally selected |
8 min. |
Ditto |
8 min. |
Note: Work piece of Age-3,4 and 5 must be played at first
without limitation of playing time. However, over 4 minutes cannot be permitted.
Vocal music:
One piece that is optionally selected shall be played at
Semi-finals and Finals.
But what is played at Finals must differ from what is played
at Semi-finals.
Minimum length |
Semi-finals |
Finals |
Age-3 |
4 min. |
4 min. |
Age-4 and Age-5 |
5 min. |
7 min. |
Note: Opera title shall also be clearly noted when an opera
aria is selected. Work piece within five minutes shall also be accepted.
Stringed instruments:
A : Violin, Viola and Cello
Semi-finals |
Finals |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Age-1 |
One piece optionally selected |
5 min. |
One piece optionally selected but different from what is
played at Semi-finals |
5 min. |
Age-2 |
Ditto |
6 min. |
Ditto |
6 min. |
Age-3 |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Age-4
Age-5 |
One from any pieces of Bach’s Partitas or Sonates
followed by another one piece optionally selected except Bach |
10 min. |
Ditto |
8 min. |
Note: Work piece of Age-4 and 5 must be played at first
without limitation of playing time.
However, over 4 minutes cannot be permitted.
B : Harp
Semi-finals |
Finals |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Age-1 |
One piece optionally selected |
5 min. |
One piece optionally selected but different from what is
played at Semi-finals |
5 min. |
Age-2 |
Ditto |
6 min. |
Ditto |
6 min. |
Age-3 |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Age-4
Age-5 |
Ditto |
7 min. |
One piece from J.S.Bach-Grandjany’s “Etudes for
Harp”(Carl Fischer Edition)followed by another one piece optionally selected |
10 min. |
C : Guitar
Semi-finals |
Finals |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Age-1 |
One or some pieces optionally selected |
5 min. |
One or some pieces optionally selected but different from
what is played at Semi-finals |
5 min. |
Age-2 |
Ditto |
6 min. |
Ditto |
6 min. |
Age-3 |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Age-4
Age-5 |
Ditto |
7 min. |
One from any 17th or 18th century
pieces followed by one from any 19th or 20th century
pieces but different from what are played at Semi-finals |
8 min.
Note: Each playing time must be within 5 minutes. |
Notes: Harp
applicants can prepare instruments by themselves.
Applicants who wish to borrow harp in
Japan, please contact with the following by themselves;
Maruichi Harp Piano Company 1-2-2 Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
city TEL +81 6 6227 5995 /
FAX +81 6 6227 5354
Guitar applicants must also prepare
footrests if needed.
Wind Instruments:
A: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Fagotto, Horn, Trumpet and Trombone
Semi-finals |
Finals |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Age-2
Age-3 |
One piece optionally selected |
5 min. |
One piece optionally selected but different from what is
played at Semi-finals |
5 min. |
Age-4
Age-5 |
Ditto |
7 min. |
One piece from the pieces designated below followed by
another one piece optionally selected but different from what is played at
Semi-finals |
7 min. |
Flute:
Mozart/Concerto K.313 G-Dur(Mov.1)
Oboe: Mozart/Concerto K.314 C-Dur(Mov.1)
Clarinet: Mozart/Concerto K.622 A-Dur(Mov.1)
Fagotto: Mozart/Concerto K.191 B-Dur(Mov.1)
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Baerenreiter Edition
Horn : R.Strauss/Concerto No.1 Op.11 Es-Dur(Mov.1) –
Universal Edition
Trumpet: E. Bozza/Rustiques, A.Corelli/Sonata VIII
Trombone: F.David/Concertino(Mov.1) Es-Dur or B-Dur, Guilmant/Morceau
symphnique Op.88
B: Saxophone, Tuba and Euphonium
Semi-finals |
Finals |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Age-2
Age-3 |
One piece optionally selected |
5 min. |
One piece optionally selected but different from what is
played at Semi-finals |
5 min. |
Age-4, Age-5 |
Ditto |
7 min. |
Ditto |
7 min. |
3. Grand
final: To judge for Special-prize.
(Age3-5)
Finalist who won the First prize. One piece optionally
selected/ Within 8 minutes.
Registration
Fee:
Age categories |
Preliminaries |
Semi-finals |
Final Competition |
Grand Final |
Age-1:
Those whose birth dates are no earlier than
April 1, 1992 and no later than March 31, 1996 |
5,000 JPY or
50 USD or
50 Euro |
15,000 JPY or
150 USD or
150 Euro |
20,000 JPY or
200 USD or
200 Euro |
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Age-2:
Those whose birth dates are no earlier than
April 1, 1989 and no later than March 31, 1992 |
6,000 JPY or
60 USD or
60 Euro |
16,000 JPY or
160 USD or
160 Euro |
20,000 JPY or
200 USD or
200 Euro |
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Age-3:
Those whose birth dates are no earlier than
April 1, 1986 and no later than March 31, 1989 |
7,000 JPY or
70 USD or
70 Euro |
17,000 JPY or
170 USD or
170 Euro |
25,000 JPY or
250 USD or
250 Euro |
Exemption |
Age-4:
Those whose birth dates are no later than
March 31, 1986 and those who are at university |
8,000 JPY or
80 USD or
80 Euro |
18,000 JPY or
180 USD or
180 Euro |
28,000 JPY or
280 USD or
280 Euro |
Exemption
|
Age-5:
Those who graduated from university
or postgraduate course, and the general public |
8,000 JPY or
80 USD or
80 Euro |
18,000 JPY or
180 USD or
180 Euro |
28,000 JPY or
280 USD or
280 Euro |
Exemption
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Note: No other currencies than Japanese Yen, US dollar,
or Euro may be accepted.
Section
Ⅱ
Four hands, Ensemble:
District stage & Final |
Grand Final |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Fee |
Fee |
Age-1~5 |
One piece optionally selected |
8 min. |
30,000 JPY or 300 USD or 300 Euro |
Exemption |
Grand Finals / Those who won the 1st prize (Age 2-5)
Section
Ⅲ
Two pianos, Folk music, Amateur, Infant:
Only District stage
|
Age categories |
Work pieces to be played |
Minimum length |
Fee: 1 Group |
Two pianos |
Age-1~5 |
One piece optionally selected |
8 min. |
38,000 JPY |
Folk music |
Age-1~5 |
One piece optionally selected |
8 min. |
20,000 JPY |
Amateur |
Age-2~5 |
One piece optionally selected |
5 min. |
20,000 JPY |
Infant |
Those whose birth dates are no earlier than April
1, 1992 |
One piece optionally selected |
3 min. |
15,000 JPY |
Notes:
The committee of the competition shall possess
every copyright related with the operation of the competition including tapes
for Preliminaries, pictures or videos, and live recordings.
Trials on Semi-finals and Finals shall not be
repeated and have to be memorized.
The title of work piece(s) shall be informed upon
submitting music medias for Preliminaries.
No title change is allowed after registration. The
tape will not be returned to the applicants.
An accompanist can be assigned at applicants'
responsibilities for stringed instruments, wind instruments, and vocal music.
Playing time requirement will be used as a
guideline for interrupting applicants’ trial for procedural reasons, which
will not affect the evaluation. Do not edit the original work piece by
applicants except accompanist portion.
Playing time will be measured as the total
duration from getting on the stage until the end of the performance.
Any preparation such as instrument tuning should be completed
beforehand.
Another registration form and a certificate for
passing it will be handed to the finalists upon announcement of the names who
passed the Semi-finals.
Applicants for Finals must complete the registration with a
copy of the music score before September 10.
For applicants with residence located over
seven-hour flight distance away from any competition place, tape audition can
be accepted also for Semi-finals. Applicants who wish tape audition for
Semi-finals shall forward the media to the committee before August 10 as well
as a copy of their music activities such as recital brochures, certificates
for other competition etc.
FRANCE
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Germaine MOUNIER /The
honorary professor at The Paris National Advanced Academy of Music, |
The professor at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, The
president of Sofia International Piano Competition, The vice-president of
France/chopin association.
| Cecile EDEL-LATOS / The
professor at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, |
The chairman of Concours International de Piano de Saint-Nom-La-Breteche
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Dominique PATTEYN
/The
president of Euroregeon International piano Competition |
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Gerard BEKERMAN / The
chairman of Concours International des Grands Amateurs de Piano、 |
The professor at Paris University
Henri
HEUGEL
/
The director at Concours International de Piano de Saint-Nom-La-Breteche
Jacques LAGARDE
/ The
chairman of Concours International de Piano“Francis
POULENC”
Jean-Marc LUISADA
/
Pianist
Stephane BLET
/
Pianist, Composer
GERMANY
Christa BONHOFF
/ Hamburg
opera, Viennare?Munich
(Alto)
Dantes DIWIAK
/
Bremen,
Hannover opera (Tenor)
Gunther HERZFELD / Berlin?Detmold
National Music High-school
Nahomi SEILER / The
head violist of Hamburg opera
Rainer CHRISTIANSEN / The
head violist of the symphony orchestra of North Germany Broadcasting
Roland GREUTTER
/ The
concertmaster of the symphony orchestra of North Germany Broadcasting
Sebastian GAEDE
/
The cellist of Hamburg opera
Yuri BERTELMANN /
The cellist of the symphony orchestra of North Germany Broadcasting
Zakhar BRON
/
The professor at Korn National Univercity of Music, Violinist
Diane ANDERSEN /The
professor at Brussels Royal Academy of Music, The president of
European Piano teachers association, The chairperson of
International Piano Week NAMUR Festival
BULGARIA
Georgi KOSTOV
/ The
director at Sofia National Academy of Music、an
composer、
The ex-minister of the Ministry of Culture
Jenny ZAHARIEVA
/
The professor at Sofia National Academy of
Music,
The president of
Musician Federation of Bulgaria
SPAIN
Maria HERRER
/
The president of
International Piano Competition“SPANISH
COMPOSERS”
MEXICO
Myrthala
SALAZAR DAVILA /
The president of Concurso International de Piano PARNASSOS
CANADA
Mayumi KENT /
Violinist
KOREA
Cecil-Heyoung PARK /
The professor at Seoul University
European Piano teachers association
FRANCE
Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris / Alfred Cortot
Concours International de Piano de Saint-Nom-La-Breteche
Concours International des Grands Amateurs de Piano
Concours International de Piano“Francis POULENC”
Euroregepn International Piano Competition
BELGIUM
International Piano Week NAMUR
SPAIN
International Piano Competition “SPANISH
COMPOSERS”
MEXICO
Concurso International de piano PARNASSOS
BULGARIA
Concours International de Piano “ALBERT ROUSSEL” Sofia
KOREA
Sun-Hwa Arts School
Jury : Musicians and educational
authorities with worldwide reputation will be invited;
the following members are scheduled to attend the competition
:
Honorary Art Superintendent: Germaine Mounier
Representative of Jury: Takashi MOMOSE
Germaine Mounier, Andrzej PIKUL, Boris BEKHTEREV, Cecil-Heyoung Park, Henri
BARDA,
Jung Sang MOON, Odile POISSON, Fan Ih YAH, Hideo Sugiura, Reiko Nakaoki,
Ryoko Fukazawa
(with abridgment)
Strings :
Avri LEVITAN, Debbrawood SCHWARTZ, Gia KHEOSHIVILI, Nahomi SEILER, Yuri
BERTELMANN, Namiko Umezu, Takashi Shimizu, Kazuki Sawa, Ryutaro Iwabuchi,
Kiyoshi Shoumura, Ayako Shinozaki, Atsuko Yoshino
(with abridgment)
Emmy JOHNENZ, Marcella REALE, Kikuko Kadoya, Hiroyuki
Kurata, Naoki Sakurai, Akiya Fukushima,
Miwako Matsumoto (with
abridgment)
Jae-Young BAE, Jiro Akamatsu, Koji Okamura, Shinichi Go,
Yoshiaki Takemoto (with abridgment)
Journalists :
Akitoshi Asazuma (NHK
Enterprize 21),Tokihiko Umezu(Mainichi
Shimbun),Katsuhiro Naito
(President of CHOPIN),
Kunihiro Makimura (Conductor),
Mannojo Nomura (Noh Player),
Takashi Asano, Sukehiro Sugi, Takashi Momose (Critic)
(with abridgment)
Notes:
● Name without his/her
title by Japanese word order
● Members can be changed
for certain reasons
◆ Awards:
The following awards will be given to those who have shown
superior performance at the competition.
? Grand Prix(One assigned
for all categories): With monetary incentive: 300,000 yen
? Award a Scholarship
for Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris / Alfred Cortot (1 Year)
? 1st Place, 2nd
Place, 3rd Place and Complementary Award (One assigned for all
categories)
? Gala Concert
Other awards from jury representatives, Journalists,
sponsors, chairman etc.
Semi-finals Diploma
Other requirements for paper works:
The
following four items shall be air-mailed to the committee no later than one
month before the dates of Semi-finals.
Application forms
A music media recorded for Preliminaries(Cassette
tapes, MDs, CDs, and
electronic data
through e-mail are accepted.) Do not forget to label the media with
applicants' names and work titles
A copy of the bank receipt at the payment for
Preliminaries
A self-addressed seal to be affixed to a reply
envelope
One or two locations for Semi-finals can be chosen upon
the registration regardless of the location of applicants’ residence. But
the actual location of Semi-finals may not always be what the applicant
wishes due to the capacity of each location. In such cases, the committee
will notice it to the applicant in advance.
Notes:
Accompanist's name shall be printed as a
note if needed.
In the case applied by duo, two forms shall
be stapled together at the upper left corner
with playing parts clearly described on as a note.
An applicant for stringed instruments and or
wind instruments must clearly put the names
of instruments as a note.
Applicants who have previously been
qualified at other domestic or international
competitions do not have to submit music medias for
Preliminaries but shall put the
names of the competitions and the dates of the awards as a
note. A copy of the bank
payment for Semi-finals shall then be enclosed.
A self-addressed seal is to be affixed to a
reply envelope.
Any document submitted will not be returned.
Any question about the results shall not be
accepted after the competition.
No refund after registration
◆ Account Number for the bank
payment:
CITIBANK N.A. JAPAN (Swift code: CITIJPJT)
Multi Money Account No. 93355343
Account Holder: Ikuyo Zushi
2-1-2, Nishi-shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0081, Japan
Phone: +81 6 6213 2731
Deadline for applications :
From June 1, 2004 through one month before the dates of
Semi-finals
Any other expense for traveling and hotel accommodation and
so forth will be of applicants' responsibilities.
No refund for the cancellation after the submission of the
application forms.
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