# Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting

The Tokyo International Music Competition is a music competition held in Tokyo, Japan. It has been organized by Min-On Concert Association. Competitions have been held in the three areas of conducting, singing, and chamber music, and competitions in conducting are currently being held on a triennial basis. The Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting has become an official member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions in 2014.

## Overview

Established in 1966 with the aim of discovering and supporting outstanding musical talents, the Tokyo International Music Competition vigorously promotes the growth of young musicians who display a broad range of promise in an international forum. It also serves to promote cultural exchanges between representatives of different countries and to contribute to the further development of musical culture. The first competition for singing was held in 1966, followed by the first competition for conducting in 1967. The competition for chamber music was established in 1974. The Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting has been renamed in 1988 from Min-On Competition.

## Prize winners of Past Conductors Competitions

1st Competition in 1967
1st Prize: Yukinori Tezuka, Japan
2nd Prize: Shigenobu Yamaoka, Japan
3rd Prize: Hiroshi Koizumi, Japan
Finalists: Kotaro Sato, Japan; Yasuhiko Shiozawa, Japan
2nd Competition in 1970
1st Prize: Kazuhiro Koizumi, Japan
2nd Prize: Tadaaki Otaka, Japan
3rd Prize: Jacques Brourman, USA
Finalists: Kenichiro Kobayashi, Japan; Michiyoshi Inoue, Japan; Yasuhiko Shiozawa, Japan; David Howell, United Kingdom
3rd Competition in 1973
1st Prize: No recipient
2nd Prize (shared): Akinari Iguchi, Japan; Yasuhiko Shiozawa, Japan; David Howell, United Kingdom
3rd Prize: No recipient
Finalists: Makoto Kokubu, Japan; Ryo Kushimoto, Japan; Yoshinori Kawachi, Japan
4th Competition in 1976
1st Prize: Alan Balter, USA
2nd Prize: Jerome Kaltenbach, France
3rd Prize: Makoto Kokubu, Japan
Finalists: Kazuyoshi Tanaka, Japan; Kiyoto Takagi, Japan
5th Competition in 1979
1st Prize: Yoshikazu Tanaka, Japan
2nd Prize: Kim Hong Jae, North Korea
3rd Prize: Satomi Kurita, Japan
Finalists: Kiyomasa Nagase, Japan; Jean Paul Penin, France
6th Competition in 1982
1st Prize: Naohiro Totsuka, Japan
2nd Prize: Kazushi Ono, Japan
3rd Prize: Hiroyuki Odano, Japan
Finalists: Kazufumi Yamashita, Japan; Junichi Hirokami, Japan
7th Competition in 1985
1st Prize: No recipient
2nd Prize (shared): Norichika Iimori, Japan; Tetsuji Honna, Japan
3rd Prize: Pascal Verrot, France
Finalists: Richard Westerfield, USA; Nikolay Alexeev, Russia; Evgeny Samoilov, Russia
8th Competition in 1988
1st Prize: Hirofumi Kurita, Japan
2nd Prize: Alexandre Titov, Russia
3rd Prize: Carlo Rizzi, Italy
Finalists: Yip Wing Sie, China; Nikolai Diadura, Russia
9th Competition in 1991
1st Prize: Olivier Grangean, France
2nd Prize (shared): Yuri Nitta, Japan; Daniel Kleiner, Switzerland
3rd Prize: No recipient
Finalists: Akira Mori, Japan; Rupert D'Cruze, United Kingdom
10th Competition in 1994
1st Prize: Francisco de Galve, Spain
2nd Prize: Dorian Wilson, USA
3rd Prize: Koji Kawamoto, Japan
Finalists: Satoshi Uegaki, Japan; Masahiro Ueno, Japan; Ya-Hui Wang, Singapore
11th Competition in 1997
1st Prize: No recipient
2nd Prize (shared): Marco Parisotto, Canada; Yun-Sung Chang, South Korea
3rd Prize: Ronen Borshevsky, Israel
Finalists: Mark Allen McCoy, USA; Dorian Wilson, USA; Ligia Amadio, Brazil
12th Competition in 2000
1st Prize: Tatsuya Shimono, Japan
2nd Prize: Toshio Yanagisawa, Japan
3rd Prize: No recipient
Finalists: Christine E. Myers, USA; George Tchitchinadze, Georgia
13th Competition in 2003
1st Prize: No recipient
2nd Prize: Alexander Mayer, Germany
3rd Prize: James Lowe, United Kingdom
Finalists: Keigo Okuda, Japan; Helene Bouchez, France
14th Competition in 2006
1st Prize: No recipient
2nd Prize: Kentaro Kawase, Japan
3rd Prize: No recipient
Finalists: Shizuo Z Kuwahara, USA; Natalia Oleynik, Russia; Jeong In Hyeok, South Korea
15th Competition in 2009
1st Prize: No recipient
2nd Prize: No recipient
3rd Prize: Mikhail Leontyev, Russia
Finalists: Keita Matsui, Japan; Julien Jean Leroy, France
16th Competition in 2012
1st Prize: No recipient
2nd Prize: No recipient
3rd Prize: No recipient
Finalists: Maja Metelska, Poland; Mayana Ishizaki, Japan; Yuko Tanaka, Japan
17th Competition in 2015
1st Prize: Diego Martin Etxebarria, Spain
2nd Prize: Gen Ota, Japan
3rd Prize: Corinna Niemeyer, Germany
Finalists: Ondřej Vrabec, Czech Republic
18th Competition in 2018
1st Prize: Nodoka Okisawa, Japan
2nd Prize: Kanade Yokoyama, Japan
3rd Prize: Masaru Kumakura, Japan
Finalists: Earl Lee, Canada
19th Competition in 2021
1st Prize: José Soares, Brazil
2nd Prize: Samy Rachid, France
3rd Prize: Bertie Baigent, United Kingdom
Finalists: Satoshi Yoneda, Japan