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Member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions

TOKYO INTERNATIONALCONDUCTING COMPETITION 2024
Formerly the
Tokyo International Music Competition
for Conducting

OBJECTIVESThe Tokyo International Conducting Competition invites the widemusicians and their musical activities around the world, the Competition

Organized by

Min-On Concert Association

Supported by

The Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs of Japan
The Agency for Cultural Aﬀairs of JapanThe Tokyo Metropolitan Government
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation（）

Cooperation from The Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras
The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
［Official Sponsor］ Alp, Inc.

SECOM CO., LTD.

Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.

JAPANESE Pages 1 - 9／ ENGLISH Pages 10 - 18／ FRANCAIS Pages 19- 27

Organizing Body and History

R E G U L AT I O N S：C O N T E N T S

THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION is organized by the Min-On Concert Association.
It was originally begun in 1967 as “The Min-On Competition” and renamed as “The Tokyo International Music

Organizing Body and History

11

Organization Structure

11

Eligibility Requirements

12

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Application Procedures

12

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Things to Note Regarding Application

13

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Application Period

14

Address for Application and Inquiries

14

Document and Video Footage Selection Committee

14

Judging Guidelines

14

Participation Fees

14

Event Details

14

Program

15

Contestant Registration

15

Competition” in 1988. This time, to mark the 20th year of the competition, it is once again being renamed, as“THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION.”

Organization Structure
The organization structure comprises an Organizing Committee, an Executive Committee, a Panel of Judges,
and the Competition Oﬃce.
The Panel of Judges is proposed by the Executive Committee and formed with the approval of Min-On.
The Competition Oﬃce has been set up within the Min-On Culture Center in Tokyo.

Organizing Committee

Announcement of the Results

16

Awards Presentation Ceremony

16

Awards

16

Press Interviews

16

Debut Concerts for Prize Winners

17

Travel and Accommodation Expenses

17

Visas

17

Rights with Regard to the Competition

17

Insurance and Liability

17

Objections to the Management, Selection, and Judging Procedures

18

Addition, Deletion, or Amendment of Provisions

18

Legal Arbitration

18

Original Text of the Regulations

18

Chairperson：Kazuto ITO（President, Min-On Concert Association）
Members：Seiji OZAWA（Director, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival; General Director, Mito Chamber
Orchestra; Honorary Conductor Laureate, New Japan Philharmonic）
This is to inform you that conductor and composer Maestro Mr. Yuzo Toyama passed away on July 11, 2023.
Maestro Toyama has contributed tremendously to the development of the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting from
1967, when he served as a judge for the ﬁrst competition and as the Chairman of the Panel of Judges from the 11th competition in1997 to the 18th competition in 2018.
We express our profoundest gratitude to him and extend our deepest condolences to his family.

Executive Committee
Chairperson：Kiyoshi KOMATSU（Director, Min-On Concert Association）
Members：Junichi HIROKAMI（Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO, Artistic
Advisor at Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo
Symphony Orchestra; Professor of conducting; Tokyo College of Music）
Hiroshi KUWABARA（Managing Director, Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras）
Toshio MIYAZAWA（Managing Director, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra）
Tadaaki OTAKA（Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka
Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales）
Tatsuya SHIMONO（General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima
Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting
Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts）
Takeshi TADA（Divisional Director, Public Services Division, Min-On Concert Association）
Ken TAKASEKI（Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Sendai
Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra）（In alphabetical order, without honoriﬁcs）

Panel of Judges
Chairperson：Tadaaki OTAKA（Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka
Symphony Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales,
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts）
Judges：Jeﬀ ALEXANDER（US; President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra）
Mike GEORGE（UK; Senior Producer, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra）
Junichi HIROKAMI（Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO, Artistic
Advisor at Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo
Symphony Orchestra; Professor of conducting; Tokyo College of Music）
Reiner HONECK（Austria; Concertmaster, Vienna Philharmonic; Conductor Emeritus, Kioi Hall
Chamber Orchestra Tokyo）
Okko KAMU（Finland; Former Principal Conductor, Lahti Symphony Orchestra）

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Organizing Body and History

R E G U L AT I O N S：C O N T E N T S

THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION is organized by the Min-On Concert Association.
It was originally begun in 1967 as “The Min-On Competition” and renamed as “The Tokyo International Music

Organizing Body and History

11

Organization Structure

11

Eligibility Requirements

12

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Application Procedures

12

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Things to Note Regarding Application

13

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Application Period

14

Address for Application and Inquiries

14

Document and Video Footage Selection Committee

14

Judging Guidelines

14

Participation Fees

14

Event Details

14

Program

15

Contestant Registration

15

Competition” in 1988. This time, to mark the 20th year of the competition, it is once again being renamed, as“THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION.”

Organization Structure
The organization structure comprises an Organizing Committee, an Executive Committee, a Panel of Judges,
and the Competition Oﬃce.
The Panel of Judges is proposed by the Executive Committee and formed with the approval of Min-On.
The Competition Oﬃce has been set up within the Min-On Culture Center in Tokyo.

Organizing Committee

Announcement of the Results

16

Awards Presentation Ceremony

16

Awards

16

Press Interviews

16

Debut Concerts for Prize Winners

17

Travel and Accommodation Expenses

17

Visas

17

Rights with Regard to the Competition

17

Insurance and Liability

17

Objections to the Management, Selection, and Judging Procedures

18

Addition, Deletion, or Amendment of Provisions

18

Legal Arbitration

18

Original Text of the Regulations

18

Chairperson：Kazuto ITO（President, Min-On Concert Association）
Members：Seiji OZAWA（Director, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival; General Director, Mito Chamber
Orchestra; Honorary Conductor Laureate, New Japan Philharmonic）
This is to inform you that conductor and composer Maestro Mr. Yuzo Toyama passed away on July 11, 2023.
Maestro Toyama has contributed tremendously to the development of the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting from
1967, when he served as a judge for the ﬁrst competition and as the Chairman of the Panel of Judges from the 11th competition in1997 to the 18th competition in 2018.
We express our profoundest gratitude to him and extend our deepest condolences to his family.

Executive Committee
Chairperson：Kiyoshi KOMATSU（Director, Min-On Concert Association）
Members：Junichi HIROKAMI（Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO, Artistic
Advisor at Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo
Symphony Orchestra; Professor of conducting; Tokyo College of Music）
Hiroshi KUWABARA（Managing Director, Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras）
Toshio MIYAZAWA（Managing Director, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra）
Tadaaki OTAKA（Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka
Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales）
Tatsuya SHIMONO（General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima
Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting
Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts）
Takeshi TADA（Divisional Director, Public Services Division, Min-On Concert Association）
Ken TAKASEKI（Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Sendai
Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra）（In alphabetical order, without honoriﬁcs）

Panel of Judges
Chairperson：Tadaaki OTAKA（Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka
Symphony Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales,
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts）
Judges：Jeﬀ ALEXANDER（US; President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra）
Mike GEORGE（UK; Senior Producer, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra）
Junichi HIROKAMI（Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO, Artistic
Advisor at Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo
Symphony Orchestra; Professor of conducting; Tokyo College of Music）
Reiner HONECK（Austria; Concertmaster, Vienna Philharmonic; Conductor Emeritus, Kioi Hall
Chamber Orchestra Tokyo）
Okko KAMU（Finland; Former Principal Conductor, Lahti Symphony Orchestra）

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Tatsuya SHIMONO（General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima
Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting
Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts）
Hubert SOUDANT（Netherlands; Conductor Laureate, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra）
Ken TAKASEKI（Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Sendai
Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra）（In alphabetical order, without honoriﬁcs）

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Things to Note Regarding Application
1. Curriculum Vitae
Provide details of your CV（academic background, the teachers you received instruction from, yourmusical career, competitions you have participated in, etc.）within the space provided on the digital or
regular application form.

Competition Oﬃce
Director of the Competition Oﬃce：Takeshi TADA（Divisional Director, Public Services Division,
Min-On Concert Association）

2. Pieces of Choice to be Performed in the Final Round（three pieces）
・Please refer to the section “Program, Pieces of Choice” on page 15.
・Please submit three pieces of your choice that you would like to conduct in the ﬁnal round, mentioned in
the form in the order of preference. These pieces must be symphonies or orchestral works with standard
triple winds and no more than six players for percussion. They must not contain instrumental or vocal

Eligibility Requirements

solos, or choruses.
・The pieces submitted must not overlap with the assigned pieces speciﬁed for any of the rounds.

・The competition is open to people of all nationalities.
・Applicants must be 38 years of age or younger at the time of the competitionʼs ﬁnal round.
・Former 1st Prize winners of this competition are not eligible to compete again.

・For each of the pieces, state both the original and the English titles（Japanese title for Japanese applicants）,
the name of the composer, the opus number, and the edition.
3. Video Footage
・Piece to be ﬁlmed:
J. Brahms:  Op. 56a/b, Variation VII - Finale

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Application Procedures

・The video must contain footage of the applicant conducting, with both the conductor and theOnline Application（recommended）

・Careful attention must be paid to microphone position to ensure proper recording of the sound.

・Complete and upload the application form found on the website of Tokyo International Conducting Competition（https://www.conductingtokyo.org/）along with the following three items.
1. Video footage
Upload a recorded video to the Internet and enter its URL in the designated ﬁeld on the application form.
2. A photograph of yourself taken within the last 6 months.
3. A legal document that proves your date of birth.
・Providing false information or submitting false documentation will result in disqualiﬁcation.
・For further details, please refer to “Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：Things to Note
Regarding Application” on page 13.
・The contents entered in the form will be encrypted by SSL（Secure Sockets Layer）and
TLS（Transport Layer Security）before transmission.

performers ﬁlmed in the same frame（ideally, the video would be ﬁlmed from behind theperformers to show a frontal view of the conductor; please refer to the illustration below）.
・If applying online, the recorded video must be uploaded to the Internet, and the URL must be entered in
the application form. If using a video sharing website, please do not set it to a “public” setting that makes it
accessible to everyone. Acceptable ﬁle formats are MPEG-2, MOV, AVI, MP4, and AVCHD. Videos sent via
email or other media are not accepted.
・If applying by post, please send the video on a mini-digital video（mini-DV）tape, a DVCAM tape, a DVD,USB ﬂash drive, or SD memory card（VCDs are unacceptable）.
・Please state the recording date in the designated ﬁeld on the application form. Note that the video musthave been recorded after January 1, 2019.
・The formation may be either a symphony orchestra, a chamber orchestra, an ensemble, or two or more pianos.
・Min-On guarantees that the video material shall be used for no other purpose than the initial screening of
documents and video footage.
・It is the applicantʼs responsibility to obtain prior copyright, portrayal right, and other permissions as necessary.

Application via Post・Please note that the submitted video will not be returned.

・Complete the attached forms (application form, curriculum vitae, three pieces of choice) and send them in bypost along with the three items listed below:
1. Video Footage
Send the recorded video either on a mini-digital video（mini-DV）tape, a DVCAM tape, a DVD disc, a USB
ﬂash drive, or SD memory card（VCDs are unacceptable）. For details, see the section titled “Video
Footage” on page 13.
2. Three black-and-white or color photographs（5 cm×5cm）of yourself taken within the last 6 months. Oneof these must be attached to the application form.
3. Legal document（or copy of such a document）proving your date of birth.
・Providing false information or submitting false documentation will result in disqualiﬁcation.
・Please note that none of the documentation or video and other materials submitted will be returned.
・For further details, please refer to the section, “Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：Things to
Note Regarding Application” on page 13.

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Tatsuya SHIMONO（General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima
Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting
Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts）
Hubert SOUDANT（Netherlands; Conductor Laureate, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra）
Ken TAKASEKI（Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Sendai
Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra）（In alphabetical order, without honoriﬁcs）

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Things to Note Regarding Application
1. Curriculum Vitae
Provide details of your CV（academic background, the teachers you received instruction from, yourmusical career, competitions you have participated in, etc.）within the space provided on the digital or
regular application form.

Competition Oﬃce
Director of the Competition Oﬃce：Takeshi TADA（Divisional Director, Public Services Division,
Min-On Concert Association）

2. Pieces of Choice to be Performed in the Final Round（three pieces）
・Please refer to the section “Program, Pieces of Choice” on page 15.
・Please submit three pieces of your choice that you would like to conduct in the ﬁnal round, mentioned in
the form in the order of preference. These pieces must be symphonies or orchestral works with standard
triple winds and no more than six players for percussion. They must not contain instrumental or vocal

Eligibility Requirements

solos, or choruses.
・The pieces submitted must not overlap with the assigned pieces speciﬁed for any of the rounds.

・The competition is open to people of all nationalities.
・Applicants must be 38 years of age or younger at the time of the competitionʼs ﬁnal round.
・Former 1st Prize winners of this competition are not eligible to compete again.

・For each of the pieces, state both the original and the English titles（Japanese title for Japanese applicants）,
the name of the composer, the opus number, and the edition.
3. Video Footage
・Piece to be ﬁlmed:
J. Brahms:  Op. 56a/b, Variation VII - Finale

Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Application Procedures

・The video must contain footage of the applicant conducting, with both the conductor and theOnline Application（recommended）

・Careful attention must be paid to microphone position to ensure proper recording of the sound.

・Complete and upload the application form found on the website of Tokyo International Conducting Competition（https://www.conductingtokyo.org/）along with the following three items.
1. Video footage
Upload a recorded video to the Internet and enter its URL in the designated ﬁeld on the application form.
2. A photograph of yourself taken within the last 6 months.
3. A legal document that proves your date of birth.
・Providing false information or submitting false documentation will result in disqualiﬁcation.
・For further details, please refer to “Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：Things to Note
Regarding Application” on page 13.
・The contents entered in the form will be encrypted by SSL（Secure Sockets Layer）and
TLS（Transport Layer Security）before transmission.

performers ﬁlmed in the same frame（ideally, the video would be ﬁlmed from behind theperformers to show a frontal view of the conductor; please refer to the illustration below）.
・If applying online, the recorded video must be uploaded to the Internet, and the URL must be entered in
the application form. If using a video sharing website, please do not set it to a “public” setting that makes it
accessible to everyone. Acceptable ﬁle formats are MPEG-2, MOV, AVI, MP4, and AVCHD. Videos sent via
email or other media are not accepted.
・If applying by post, please send the video on a mini-digital video（mini-DV）tape, a DVCAM tape, a DVD,USB ﬂash drive, or SD memory card（VCDs are unacceptable）.
・Please state the recording date in the designated ﬁeld on the application form. Note that the video musthave been recorded after January 1, 2019.
・The formation may be either a symphony orchestra, a chamber orchestra, an ensemble, or two or more pianos.
・Min-On guarantees that the video material shall be used for no other purpose than the initial screening of
documents and video footage.
・It is the applicantʼs responsibility to obtain prior copyright, portrayal right, and other permissions as necessary.

Application via Post・Please note that the submitted video will not be returned.

・Complete the attached forms (application form, curriculum vitae, three pieces of choice) and send them in bypost along with the three items listed below:
1. Video Footage
Send the recorded video either on a mini-digital video（mini-DV）tape, a DVCAM tape, a DVD disc, a USB
ﬂash drive, or SD memory card（VCDs are unacceptable）. For details, see the section titled “Video
Footage” on page 13.
2. Three black-and-white or color photographs（5 cm×5cm）of yourself taken within the last 6 months. Oneof these must be attached to the application form.
3. Legal document（or copy of such a document）proving your date of birth.
・Providing false information or submitting false documentation will result in disqualiﬁcation.
・Please note that none of the documentation or video and other materials submitted will be returned.
・For further details, please refer to the section, “Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：Things to
Note Regarding Application” on page 13.

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Selection Based on Documents and Video Footage：
Application Period

3. Final Round
Date：October 13, 2024（Sunday）
Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
Orchestra：The New Japan Philharmonic

Applications must be submitted between 00：00 hours on Monday, February 5, 2024, and 23：59 hours,
Thursday, May 9, 2024, Japan time.
＊If submitting the application in person, please do so between 10：00 and 17：00 hours on weekdays excluding
Japanese national holidays.
＊Applications by post must reach the Competition Oﬃce by May 9（Thursday）to be valid.

Program
1. First Preliminary Round
Assigned Piece

・W. A. Mozart: Opera The Magic Flute（Die Zauberﬂöte）, K.620, Act 1, no. 8 Finale〈Bar39-159〉Tamino &Address for Application and Inquiries

2. Second Preliminary Round

Please send all required documents and materials to
The Competition Oﬃce of the Tokyo International Conducting Competition
c/o Min-On Concert Association（Min-On Culture Center）

Assigned Pieces･R. Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120（1851 version）（Breitkopf）･B. Bartok: Dance Suite, Sz.77（Universal）

8 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8588, Japan
Tel：+81-3-5362-3460

Priester Recitativo《Die Weisheitslehre dieser Knaben》
・W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K.504（Bärenreiter）･J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47

Fax：+81-3-5362-3411

For inquiries regarding the competition, please visit https://www.conductingtokyo.org/
Competition Oﬃce Staﬀ: Daijo MATSUSHIMA, Seiichi TAKAMURA, Mitsunori KURITA, Yuichi NARA

Document and Video Footage Selection Committee
A Document and Video Footage Selection Committee will be formed. This committee will select applicantseligible to participate in the ﬁrst preliminary round based on the documents and video materials submitted.
Committee Chairperson: Tadaaki OTAKA
Committee Members: Junichi HIROKAMI, Hiroshi KUWABARA, Toshio MIYAZAWA, Tatsuya SHIMONO, Ken TAKASEKI（In alphabetical order; without honoriﬁcs）

All applicants will be notiﬁed of the results via letter and email by August 14, 2024（Wednesday）.
The details of the screening results will not be publicly announced.

Judging Guidelines

3. Final Round
Assigned Piece･Dai Fujikura: Glorious Clouds
Piece of Choice･The Executive Committee will decide on the piece to be conducted by a contestant from among the threepieces of choice submitted by the contestant at the time of application, and notify their decision after thesecond preliminary round to contestants who qualify for the ﬁnal round.
＊Notes on formation：
1. The pieces must be symphonies or orchestral works with standard triple winds and no more than six players
for percussion（including timpani）. They must not contain instrumental or vocal solos, or choruses.
2. Up to one saxophone is possible.
3. Up to one each of piano, celesta, and organ（with up to two players）are possible. Cembalos are not possible.
4. Up to two harps are possible.

Contestant Registration

The orchestra conducting performance of contestants will be judged over the course of three rounds of the

All contestants participating in the preliminary or ﬁnal rounds must assemble for contestant registration at thecompetition ‒ the ﬁrst preliminary round, the second preliminary round, and the ﬁnal round. The order oftime and place indicated below to complete the required formalities.

appearance in each of the rounds will be determined by lots drawn by the contestants themselves. Please

1. First Preliminary Round（contestants selected on the basis of documents and video footage）

note that all the days of the competition will be open to the public（admission tickets required）.

Please assemble on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the Min-On Culture Center at 3：00 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2024,
for the following:・announcement of the passages from the assigned piece to be conducted in the ﬁrst preliminary round

Participation Fees・lottery for determining the competition date and order of appearance for the ﬁrst preliminary round, andApplicants selected for participation in the ﬁrst preliminary round based on the submitted documents andvideo footage are required to pay a participation fee of 50,000 yen（cash, JPY only）at the time of contestantregistration before the ﬁrst preliminary round（see section titled “Contestant Registration” on page 15 and 16）.

announcement of the results
・payment of the participation fee
・receipt of subsidy to cover the cost of international airfare for overseas contestants
2. Second Preliminary Round（contestants who have passed the ﬁrst preliminary round）
Please assemble at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall after the ﬁrst preliminary round on Tuesday,

Event Details

October 8, 2024, for the following:・announcement of the passages from the assigned piece to be conducted in the second preliminary round

1. First Preliminary Round・lottery for determining the competition date and order of appearance for the second preliminary round,

Dates：October 7（Monday）and 8（Tuesday）, 2024
Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
Orchestra：The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

and announcement of the results
3. Final Round（contestants who have passed the second preliminary round）
Please assemble at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall after the second preliminary round on Thursday,

2. Second Preliminary Round

October 10, 2024, for the following:

Dates：October 9（Wednesday）and 10（Thursday）, 2024

・announcement of the passages from the piece of choice to be conducted in the ﬁnal round

Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）

・announcement of points to keep in mind regarding rehearsals, brieﬁngs, lottery for determining the order

Orchestra：The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

of appearance, and announcement of the results

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Application Period

3. Final Round
Date：October 13, 2024（Sunday）
Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
Orchestra：The New Japan Philharmonic

Applications must be submitted between 00：00 hours on Monday, February 5, 2024, and 23：59 hours,
Thursday, May 9, 2024, Japan time.
＊If submitting the application in person, please do so between 10：00 and 17：00 hours on weekdays excluding
Japanese national holidays.
＊Applications by post must reach the Competition Oﬃce by May 9（Thursday）to be valid.

Program
1. First Preliminary Round
Assigned Piece

・W. A. Mozart: Opera The Magic Flute（Die Zauberﬂöte）, K.620, Act 1, no. 8 Finale〈Bar39-159〉Tamino &Address for Application and Inquiries

2. Second Preliminary Round

Please send all required documents and materials to
The Competition Oﬃce of the Tokyo International Conducting Competition
c/o Min-On Concert Association（Min-On Culture Center）

Assigned Pieces･R. Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120（1851 version）（Breitkopf）･B. Bartok: Dance Suite, Sz.77（Universal）

8 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8588, Japan
Tel：+81-3-5362-3460

Priester Recitativo《Die Weisheitslehre dieser Knaben》
・W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K.504（Bärenreiter）･J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47

Fax：+81-3-5362-3411

For inquiries regarding the competition, please visit https://www.conductingtokyo.org/
Competition Oﬃce Staﬀ: Daijo MATSUSHIMA, Seiichi TAKAMURA, Mitsunori KURITA, Yuichi NARA

Document and Video Footage Selection Committee
A Document and Video Footage Selection Committee will be formed. This committee will select applicantseligible to participate in the ﬁrst preliminary round based on the documents and video materials submitted.
Committee Chairperson: Tadaaki OTAKA
Committee Members: Junichi HIROKAMI, Hiroshi KUWABARA, Toshio MIYAZAWA, Tatsuya SHIMONO, Ken TAKASEKI（In alphabetical order; without honoriﬁcs）

All applicants will be notiﬁed of the results via letter and email by August 14, 2024（Wednesday）.
The details of the screening results will not be publicly announced.

Judging Guidelines

3. Final Round
Assigned Piece･Dai Fujikura: Glorious Clouds
Piece of Choice･The Executive Committee will decide on the piece to be conducted by a contestant from among the threepieces of choice submitted by the contestant at the time of application, and notify their decision after thesecond preliminary round to contestants who qualify for the ﬁnal round.
＊Notes on formation：
1. The pieces must be symphonies or orchestral works with standard triple winds and no more than six players
for percussion（including timpani）. They must not contain instrumental or vocal solos, or choruses.
2. Up to one saxophone is possible.
3. Up to one each of piano, celesta, and organ（with up to two players）are possible. Cembalos are not possible.
4. Up to two harps are possible.

Contestant Registration

The orchestra conducting performance of contestants will be judged over the course of three rounds of the

All contestants participating in the preliminary or ﬁnal rounds must assemble for contestant registration at thecompetition ‒ the ﬁrst preliminary round, the second preliminary round, and the ﬁnal round. The order oftime and place indicated below to complete the required formalities.

appearance in each of the rounds will be determined by lots drawn by the contestants themselves. Please

1. First Preliminary Round（contestants selected on the basis of documents and video footage）

note that all the days of the competition will be open to the public（admission tickets required）.

Please assemble on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the Min-On Culture Center at 3：00 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2024,
for the following:・announcement of the passages from the assigned piece to be conducted in the ﬁrst preliminary round

Participation Fees・lottery for determining the competition date and order of appearance for the ﬁrst preliminary round, andApplicants selected for participation in the ﬁrst preliminary round based on the submitted documents andvideo footage are required to pay a participation fee of 50,000 yen（cash, JPY only）at the time of contestantregistration before the ﬁrst preliminary round（see section titled “Contestant Registration” on page 15 and 16）.

announcement of the results
・payment of the participation fee
・receipt of subsidy to cover the cost of international airfare for overseas contestants
2. Second Preliminary Round（contestants who have passed the ﬁrst preliminary round）
Please assemble at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall after the ﬁrst preliminary round on Tuesday,

Event Details

October 8, 2024, for the following:・announcement of the passages from the assigned piece to be conducted in the second preliminary round

1. First Preliminary Round・lottery for determining the competition date and order of appearance for the second preliminary round,

Dates：October 7（Monday）and 8（Tuesday）, 2024
Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
Orchestra：The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

and announcement of the results
3. Final Round（contestants who have passed the second preliminary round）
Please assemble at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall after the second preliminary round on Thursday,

2. Second Preliminary Round

October 10, 2024, for the following:

Dates：October 9（Wednesday）and 10（Thursday）, 2024

・announcement of the passages from the piece of choice to be conducted in the ﬁnal round

Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）

・announcement of points to keep in mind regarding rehearsals, brieﬁngs, lottery for determining the order

Orchestra：The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

of appearance, and announcement of the results

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Announcement of the Results

Debut Concerts for Prize Winners【 First preliminary round 】

In order to introduce the winners to the largest possible audience, debut concerts will be held on the following

The results will be posted in the competition hall following the competition on Tuesday, October 8.

dates. All winners are required to perform at these concerts, for which they will be paid performance fees

【 Second preliminary round 】

and the speciﬁed amount toward travel and accommodation expenses.

The results will be posted in the competition hall following the competition on Thursday, October 10.

・Debut Concerts for Prize Winners
Date：Thursday, July 10, 2025

【 Final round 】
The results will be announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony following the ﬁnal round on Sunday,

Venue：To be decided
Orchestra：NHK Symphony Orchestra

October 13.

Awards Presentation Ceremony
The Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held in the competition hall following the ﬁnal round.
All ﬁnalists must attend this ceremony.

Travel and Accommodation Expenses
Overseas contestants（including Japanese nationals living abroad）who participate in the ﬁrst preliminary
round will be provided the following subsidies：・an international airfare subsidy, to be paid at the time of registration for the ﬁrst preliminary round as follows：
50,000 yen/contestant for contestants coming from Asia

Awards100,000 yen/contestant for contestants coming from other regions

1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes will be awarded to winning contestants, and ﬁnalists who do not win any of the prizes
will receive honorable mentions.
If any of the prizes is awarded to two or more contestants, each winner will receive the prize and the full cash
award.
If no ﬁnalist is considered deserving of a particular prize, then that prize shall not be awarded.

The prizes and cash awards are as follows
1 st Prize：Certiﬁcate, medal, and cash award of 2,000,000 yen
2nd Prize：Certiﬁcate, medal, and cash award of 1,000,000 yen
3rd Prize：Certiﬁcate, medal, and cash award of 500,000 yen

Special Award (the Hideo Saito Award)
A special award（the Hideo Saito Award）is presented to a ﬁnalist selected by the Panel of Judges. It could
also happen that no one is selected to receive this award.
Hideo Saito（1902-1974）was a great conductor, cellist, and educator who trained many internationallyacclaimed musicians including Seiji Ozawa. He also served as the chairperson of the ﬁrst Panel of Judges of・hotel accommodation, to be provided for all contestants during the period of the competition（3：00 p.m. on October 6 to 11：00 a.m. on October 15, 2024）; please note that accommodation expenses will
not be paid for hotels other than those designated by the Competition Oﬃce.

Visas
Contestants are responsible for obtaining their own visas（if required）to enter Japan.
If necessary, please apply to the Competition Oﬃce for an invitation letter to help procure the visa.

Rights with Regard to the Competition
・Contestants must obtain prior permission from the Competition Oﬃce before agreeing to any ﬁlming,
photography, or interviews with a third party. Moreover, contestants must attend and cooperate with any ﬁlming,
photography, and/or interviews speciﬁed by the Competition Oﬃce.
・Min-On shall have the following rights over the contestants（throughout the competition period,at the press

the Min-On Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting. The Hideo Saito Award was established tointerviews following the competition, and at Debut Concerts and Supplementary Awards）：

honor and commemorate the great maestroʼs numerous accomplishments and contribution to this competition

1. the right to record, ﬁlm, and photographfrom its early days, and to nurture capable musicians who can follow in his footsteps. The award（including a

2. the right to broadcast the recorded, ﬁlmed, or photographed materials on radio, television, or the Internet

cash award of 500,000 yen）is funded by donations from Hideo Saitoʼs family.

3. the right to reproduce and/or sell the aforementioned materials
The contestants may not raise objections to or make ﬁnancial claims regarding these rights.

Encouragement Award
An encouragement award, which includes a cash award of 150,000 yen, shall be given to each ﬁnalist
receiving an honorable mention（excluding 1st, 2nd, or 3rd prize winners）.

Audience Award

Insurance and Liability
・Neither Min-On nor the Executive Committee shall be held liable for

The Audience Award, which includes a cash award of 100,000 yen, will be selected from among the ﬁnalists
by a vote of the audience.

1. any loss of or damage to contestantsʼ baggage, or injury to contestants themselves.
2. any real or implied physical, material, or mental damage caused to or by contestants during thecompetition period.
・It is highly recommended that contestants make their own insurance arrangements

Press Interviews
All the winners are required to attend the press conference as scheduled below：
Date：Monday, October 14, 2024
Time：2：00 p.m. to 3：00 p.m.（tentative）

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Announcement of the Results

Debut Concerts for Prize Winners【 First preliminary round 】

In order to introduce the winners to the largest possible audience, debut concerts will be held on the following

The results will be posted in the competition hall following the competition on Tuesday, October 8.

dates. All winners are required to perform at these concerts, for which they will be paid performance fees

【 Second preliminary round 】

and the speciﬁed amount toward travel and accommodation expenses.

The results will be posted in the competition hall following the competition on Thursday, October 10.

・Debut Concerts for Prize Winners
Date：Thursday, July 10, 2025

【 Final round 】
The results will be announced at the Awards Presentation Ceremony following the ﬁnal round on Sunday,

Venue：To be decided
Orchestra：NHK Symphony Orchestra

October 13.

Awards Presentation Ceremony
The Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held in the competition hall following the ﬁnal round.
All ﬁnalists must attend this ceremony.

Travel and Accommodation Expenses
Overseas contestants（including Japanese nationals living abroad）who participate in the ﬁrst preliminary
round will be provided the following subsidies：・an international airfare subsidy, to be paid at the time of registration for the ﬁrst preliminary round as follows：
50,000 yen/contestant for contestants coming from Asia

Awards100,000 yen/contestant for contestants coming from other regions

1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes will be awarded to winning contestants, and ﬁnalists who do not win any of the prizes
will receive honorable mentions.
If any of the prizes is awarded to two or more contestants, each winner will receive the prize and the full cash
award.
If no ﬁnalist is considered deserving of a particular prize, then that prize shall not be awarded.

The prizes and cash awards are as follows
1 st Prize：Certiﬁcate, medal, and cash award of 2,000,000 yen
2nd Prize：Certiﬁcate, medal, and cash award of 1,000,000 yen
3rd Prize：Certiﬁcate, medal, and cash award of 500,000 yen

Special Award (the Hideo Saito Award)
A special award（the Hideo Saito Award）is presented to a ﬁnalist selected by the Panel of Judges. It could
also happen that no one is selected to receive this award.
Hideo Saito（1902-1974）was a great conductor, cellist, and educator who trained many internationallyacclaimed musicians including Seiji Ozawa. He also served as the chairperson of the ﬁrst Panel of Judges of・hotel accommodation, to be provided for all contestants during the period of the competition（3：00 p.m. on October 6 to 11：00 a.m. on October 15, 2024）; please note that accommodation expenses will
not be paid for hotels other than those designated by the Competition Oﬃce.

Visas
Contestants are responsible for obtaining their own visas（if required）to enter Japan.
If necessary, please apply to the Competition Oﬃce for an invitation letter to help procure the visa.

Rights with Regard to the Competition
・Contestants must obtain prior permission from the Competition Oﬃce before agreeing to any ﬁlming,
photography, or interviews with a third party. Moreover, contestants must attend and cooperate with any ﬁlming,
photography, and/or interviews speciﬁed by the Competition Oﬃce.
・Min-On shall have the following rights over the contestants（throughout the competition period,at the press

the Min-On Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting. The Hideo Saito Award was established tointerviews following the competition, and at Debut Concerts and Supplementary Awards）：

honor and commemorate the great maestroʼs numerous accomplishments and contribution to this competition

1. the right to record, ﬁlm, and photographfrom its early days, and to nurture capable musicians who can follow in his footsteps. The award（including a

2. the right to broadcast the recorded, ﬁlmed, or photographed materials on radio, television, or the Internet

cash award of 500,000 yen）is funded by donations from Hideo Saitoʼs family.

3. the right to reproduce and/or sell the aforementioned materials
The contestants may not raise objections to or make ﬁnancial claims regarding these rights.

Encouragement Award
An encouragement award, which includes a cash award of 150,000 yen, shall be given to each ﬁnalist
receiving an honorable mention（excluding 1st, 2nd, or 3rd prize winners）.

Audience Award

Insurance and Liability
・Neither Min-On nor the Executive Committee shall be held liable for

The Audience Award, which includes a cash award of 100,000 yen, will be selected from among the ﬁnalists
by a vote of the audience.

1. any loss of or damage to contestantsʼ baggage, or injury to contestants themselves.
2. any real or implied physical, material, or mental damage caused to or by contestants during thecompetition period.
・It is highly recommended that contestants make their own insurance arrangements

Press Interviews
All the winners are required to attend the press conference as scheduled below：
Date：Monday, October 14, 2024
Time：2：00 p.m. to 3：00 p.m.（tentative）

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Objections to the Management, Selection,
and Judging ProceduresRÈGLEMENT：TA B L E D E S M ATIÈ R E S

・Decisions as to the management of this competition, the screening of documents and video footage materials
by the Executive Committee, and judgment of contestantsʼ performances by the Panel of Judges shall be ﬁnal.
・No objections from the contestants shall be entertained.

Addition, Deletion, or Amendment of Provisions
・To ensure the smooth management of the competition, the Executive Committee reserves the right to add to,delete, or amend the provisions of these regulations even after their announcement.
・Should any problems arise with regard to matters not addressed in these regulations, contestants shall comply
with the decisions made by the Executive Committee.

Legal Arbitration
Any legal suits arising due to this competition shall be decided in a Japanese court under Japanese law.

Original Text of the Regulations
These regulations shall be issued in Japanese, English, and French, and the Japanese version shall be held tobe the original text.
（As of September 2023）

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Organisateur/Historique

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Organisation

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Admissibilité

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Sélection des candidats sur la base de leurs dossiers etdocuments audio-visuels:Modalités dʼInscription

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Sélection des candidats sur la base de leurs dossiers etdocuments audio-visuels:Remarques concernant lʼinscription

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Sélection des candidats sur la base de leurs dossiers etdocuments audio-visuels:Période dʼinscription

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Pour contacter le secrétariat

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Comité de la sélection des dossiers et documents audio-visuels

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Déroulement des épreuves

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Droit dʼinscription

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Détails sur lʼévènement24

Les morceaux à diriger

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Inscription des candidats

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Annonces des résultats

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Cérémonie de remise des prix

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Prix

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Conférence de press

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Premiers concerts des lauréats

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Voyage et logement

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Visa

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Droits relatif au concours

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Assurance et indemnité

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Objections concernant lʼadministration,la sélection et lʼévaluation du concours

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Compléments, suppressions ou modiﬁcations de clauses

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Poursuite juridique27

Version originale du présent règlement

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至 四谷三丁目交差点
To Yotsuya 3-chome

聖教新聞社

The Seikyo Shimbun

民音文化センター

Min-On Culture Center

慶應義塾
大学病院

Shinanomachi
Rengakan

Keio University
Hospital

外苑東通り

信濃町
煉瓦館

Gaienhigashi - dori Ave.

Note

トーシンビル
Toshin Bldg.

信濃町駅

至 新宿方面To Shinjuku

総武線

JR Shinanomachi Station

JR Sobu Line

至 御茶ノ水方面
To Ochanomizu

東京国際指揮者コンクール事務局〒160 - 8588 東京都新宿区信濃町8

The Competition Oﬃce of

一般財団法人民主音楽協会（民音文化センター）内TEL：03 - 5362 - 3460

Competition

FAX：03 - 5362 - 3411

Culture Center）

https://www.conductingtokyo.org/

8 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku,

the Tokyo International Conducting
c/o Min-On Concert Association（Min-On

Tokyo 160-8588, Japan
Tel：+81-3-5362-3460
Fax：+81-3-5362-3411
https://www.conductingtokyo.org/