The 26th Japan Piano Concours Application Guidelines
1. Outline
The 26th Japan Piano Concours aim to boost talented musicians and provide them opportunities of performance.
2.

Venue
Venue of Preliminary Round, Second RoundSky Lounge, at Art Center of Tokyo 21 floor
1-4-1, Senju, Adachi-ku, 120-0034, Tokyo, Japan
Access(1) Kitasenju Station: Tokyo Metro (Hibiya/ Chiyoda Line), JR Joban Line, Tobu Isesaki Line walk 7 minutes from exit 1.
(2) Senjuohashi Station: Keisei Main Line walks 10 minutes.
Venue of the Final Round
Karuizawa Club of Art
3607-1 Nagakura, Karuizawa-cho, Kitasaku-gun, 389-0111, Nagano, Japan

3. Schedule
Pre-registration

September 12, 2024

Pre-Registration deadline (must arrive by September 12, 2024)*Pre-registration is required.
Application for entry
Pre-selection
Preliminary Round
Second Round
Final RoundAward Ceremony※※

September 27, 2024 Application Deadline (must arrive by September 27, 2024)
Within October 2024
November 22, and 23, 2024
November 26, and 27, 2024
November 30 and December 1, 2024
November 30 and December 1, 2024

Each Round will open for public audience.
This schedule may be changed, by the number of applicants.

4. Eligibility
Over 15 years old. This concours is open to candidates of all nationalities, musical background and profession.
5. Selection
PrePre-selection
The judging will be based on CDCD-R recordings of the assigned piece + free piece.
(fixed in the order of (1) assigned piece→piece→ (2) free piece)(1)Set piece: Chose 1 piece from Chopin, Etude Op.10 (without 3 and 6) or Op.25 (without 7)(2)Free piece: Any 1 piece from the following composers.
J.S.Bach, Joseph Hydon, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schuman,Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Claude Dobussy, Maurice Ravel, Bela Bartok,
Sergei Prokofiev.
※total duration is limited around 15 minutes.
minutes
Preliminary
Set piece and free program as well as Pre-selection ※you must not change the selected pieces and order.
Second RoundFree program: the number of piece is free. ※total duration is limited around 25 minutes.
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Final RoundFree program: the number of piece is free. ※total duration is limited around 40 minutes.
minutes[Notes]* You must select out of copyright pieces in Japan for Second and Final round.
* The media for Pre-selection must be CD-R data. And you must record the first set piece, and then free program.
* Through every round, you must avoid repetition of the same pieces. If it’s others part, we consider it as the same one.
* Duplication of pieces is not allowed in both the preliminary and final rounds. (Even performances of different movements orexcerpts from the same collection of music will be considered as duplicate pieces. (Performances from the same collectionof music are not allowed in the first, second, and other qualifying rounds.)

6. Judgement
Jury consisting of around 3 persons, chosen from the public, shall judge the performances. We don’t publish any jury’s
information before award ceremony. The Applicants’s, such as name, educational background and more, shall not be
promulgated for juries. They shall use only Applicant’s entry number during this competition.
7.

Piano
Bechstein (concert grand)
Bösendorfer Grand Piano 225 (92 keys)

8.

Prize
Prize
Gold Prize (First prize): Cash prize of JPY 3,000,000
Silver Prize (Second prize): Cash prize of JPY 750,000
Bronze Prize (Third prize): Cash prize of JPY 400,000
Prizewinner shall be invited to the Gala Concert.

9. Entry Fee
Pre-registration
Application and Pre-selection
Preliminary Round
Second Round
Final Round

5,000 yen――
10,000 yen―

Our Bank InformationBank
The Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
BranchShinjuku Nishi
Bank Address
1-8-1, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoType
SavingSwiftcode
BOTKJPJT
Account number
055-0630205
Account Name
Kabushikigaisha Japan Art Center※if you are not living in Japan, and the transfer fee is expensive, you can pay them in cash at the reception. Please tell us
your situation.

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10. Application
You can download each form from our Homepage.
https://www.art-center.jp/tokyo
PrePre-registration
You must fill out the application form and submit it via FAX or Email.
Entry fee: 5,000 yen
Deadline: September 12, 2024
Application forfor entry
You must submit the application form for entry this concours with blow 3 documents via post or email.
(1) Photograph:
Photograph (the size should be 4×5cm, upper part, color) the one must be attached to the form, the other is for office.
(2) One Copy of an official identification document,document such as passport.
(3) CDCD-R data,
data containing the Applicants performance for pre-selection.
※please write your name, repertoire (set piece/free program), date and place on disc.
Deadline: September 27, 2024 ※must arrive
11. Contact
Contact
Ltd. Japan Art Center
Tel +81-(0)3-5354-4388 FAX: +81-(0)3-5353-0162 Email: concours@art-center.jp
Tokyo Opera City Tower 8 floor #2590, 3-20-2, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, 163-1408, Tokyo, Japan※here is not venue.

12. Other・ Application documents that have omission or error shall not be proceeded.
・ If the number of Pre-registration is not reach the prescribed number, the concours will be canceled, and the entry fee shall berefunded.
・ Result of the Pre-selection shall be sent to the concours by mail.
・ The order of the performance in Preliminary round, Second round, and Final round of the concours shall be decided bydrawing.
・ Secretariat will accept no responsibility for loss of documents or CD-R in the mail.
・ Transfer fee shall be borne by Contestant.
・ Contestants who pass the Preliminary round must submit a copy of the transaction by hand or FAX to entry the Second round.
・ Contestants who will not notice or pay the entry fee shall be considered as declined the concours.
・ Contestants who pass the Second round must participate for the Award Ceremony. Absence shall be considered as decline theprize.
・ Prize money shall be paid into the bank account after the concours.
・ Whether or not insurance is purchased on the occasion of participating in the Competition is entirely the responsibility of theContestants. This applies to health and injury insurance, as well as loss or damage to the instrument or luggage, in the case ofaccident, fire, or theft during travel.
・ The contestants themselves are responsible for obtaining the appropriate visas to enter Japan to participate in the competition.
If an invitation letter or any other document is required for the visa application, the Contestant must request it from thesecretariat.
・ All the expense, such as travel expense, accommodation and transportation, shall be borne by Contestant.
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・ No objection or complaint shall be allowed concerning the decision made by jury.
・ Results will be announced on Official Website: https://www.art-center.jp/tokyo
13. Copyright and related rights
Music performers’ rights, including Broadcasting rights, right to make sound or visual recordings, right of publication,
Portrait Rights, Copyright and any other related rights during the concours, Award ceremony, and any related concert held
after the concours, belongs to Japan Art Center.
14. Privacy policy
Personal information provided at the time of application will be managed by the Secretariat based on the law of Japan, andwill be used only for the purpose of operation of the Concours.
15. Gala concert
Japan Art Center shall hold the Gala concert there by provide talented musicians the opportunity of performance.
16. Organizer
Public Foundation Japan Institute of Art
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