- Final Round Guidelines -

for
Overseas Regional Round
 Alexander MÜLLENBACH: Artistic Director Michael FRISCHENSCHLAGER: Special Counselor

■ OBJECTIVE
The spirit of this competition is to find a number of artists from around the world and help them to compete in an
international setting. The OSAKA International Music Competition is dedicated to promoting arts and culture under the
banner of world peace and mutual understanding.

■ DISCIPLINES
Section I: Piano, Vocal Music, String, Wind
Section II: Early Music (Solo and Ensemble for Harpsichord, Period Instruments etc.)
Two Pianos, Four hands, Duo, Ensemble, Folk Instruments
Section III: Amateurs, Youth

■ SCHEDULE

FINALS * The schedule/venues are subject to change without notice due to the number of participants.
Date Category Venue
Amateurs (Excellence, Superior, Senior, Silver,
Muramatsu Recital Hall Shin-Osaka
Duo/Ensemble Courses)
October 5
Youth (Repertoire Course,
Abeno Kumin (Ward) Center
Free Program Course: Infant A)

Amateurs (Outstanding Amateurs, Virtuoso Courses) Muramatsu Recital Hall Shin-Osaka

October 6
Youth (Free Program Course: Junior, Infant B, C) Abeno Kumin (Ward) Center

October 10 Piano Age-G, Two Pianos, Four Hands Muramatsu Recital Hall Shin-Osaka

Piano Age-U Muramatsu Recital Hall Shin-Osaka

October 11
Early Music, Folk Instruments, Duo, Ensemble Abeno Kumin (Ward) Center

Piano Age-E3/H Muramatsu Recital Hall Shin-Osaka

Strings Age-U/G
October 12 Abeno Kumin (Ward) Center
Woodwinds Age-U, Brass Age-U/G

Takatsuki Arts Theatre South Building

Vocal Music Age-J/H/Musical Course
Taiyo Pharma Tech Hall

Piano Age-E1/E2/J Muramatsu Recital Hall Shin-Osaka

Strings Age-E1/J/H
Abeno Kumin (Ward) Center
October 13 Wind Instruments Age-J/H, Woodwinds Age-G
Takatsuki Arts Theatre South Building
Strings Age-E2/E3/ハープ
Taiyo Pharma Tech Hall

Vocal Music Age-U/G Takatsuki Arts Theatre South Building Torishima Hall

GRAND FINAL=GALA CONCERT

October 14 at Takatsuki Arts Theatre South Building Torishima Hall (Osaka)

Awards Ceremony

・Section I, II
October 14 at Takatsuki Arts Theatre South Building Torishima Hall after the Grand Final=Gala Concert

・Section III
October 5, 6 at Muramatsu Recital Hall Shin-Osaka, Abeno Kumin (Ward) Center
*Result announcement takes place at the judging venue and online on the day of judging.

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■ PRIZES
Grand Prix: Best performer from Section I or Section II; Prize of JPY500,000, Certificate and Trophy

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award: Second best performer; Certificate

Osaka Governor Award: Third best performer; Certificate

<Section I・II>
1st to 3rd Prize in each category: Certificate, Medal Espoir Prize: Certificate

<Section III>
[Semi-finals] Gold Prize (Eligible to enter the finals for Section III), Silver, Bronze Prizes and others.

[Finals] Best Amateurs/Youth Award: Best performer in the Youth and Amateurs categories
Prize of JPY 30,000 for Youth, JPY 70,000 for Amateurs; Certificate

1st to 3rd Places: Certificate, Medal 4th to 6th Places: Certificate

<Special Prizes>

The 25th Anniversary Circle Wind Special Award: Prize of JPY 250,000
Chief Executive Award: Recommendation to play at a Gala Concert in 2025. (participation fee waiver)
Mozarteum Scholarship: Recommendation to the International Summer Academy "Mozarteum" in 2025 incl. tuition fee.
Paris Music Forum Award: Concert in Paris or Seoul
Cap Ferret Music Festival Award: Invitation to Cap Ferret Music Festival in France
Sawallisch Award: Invitation to academy held by Wolfgang Sawallisch Stiftung in Germany in 2025
Toccoa Falls College Award: Concert at Toccoa Falls College Recital Hall in Georgia, USA
Matsumoto Memorial Music Guest House Award: Concert at Matsumoto Memorial Music Guest House
Puccini Hall Award: Concert at Osaka Hommachi Puccini Hall
Thomas Kreuzberger Award: 500 euros a talented pianist aged 18 and under
Osaka Mayor Award, Takatsuki Mayor Award, Journalist Award, ALSO Award, Ongakugendai Award, Audience Award
Opportunity to perform at Concert or Concerto concert.
※ Travel, accommodation and other costs incurred participating in seminars and concerts must be paid by participants.

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 [SECTION I] Piano, Vocal Music, String, Wind

■ ELIGIBILITY Piano / Strings (excluding Harp): Age-E – Age-G

Wind / Vocal Music (excluding Musical Course): Age-J – Age-G
Harp / Musical Course: Junior, Senior

■ AGE CATEGORIES
1 Born between April 2, 2016 – April 1, 2018
Age-E 2 Born between April 2, 2014 – April 1, 2016
3 Born between April 2, 2012 – April 1, 2014
Age-J Born between April 2, 2009 – April 1, 2012
Age-H Born between April 2, 2006 – April 1, 2009
Age-U Born before April 1, 2006, and either a College or a University or a postgraduate student
Those who finished university, postgraduate and general.
Age-G
Those who wish to apply regardless of age categories.
Junior Born between April 2, 2009 – April 1, 2018
Senior Born before April 1, 2009

■ REPERTOIRE
*Successful candidates from Overseas Regional Rounds should choose different piece from the ones for the
preliminary / regional rounds.
i.e. different movement or a piece from the same opus number are NOT permissible.

PIANO
Finals

Repertoire Duration

Age-E A piece chosen by contestant. 5min.

Age-J A piece chosen by contestant. 5 min.

Age-H A piece chosen by contestant. 7 min.

Age-U・G A piece chosen by contestant. 8 min.

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VOCAL MUSIC
Finals

Repertoire Duration

Age-J・H A piece chosen by contestant. 5 min.

Opera Course An aria chosen by contestant. 7 min.

Age-U･G
Art Song Course Art song(s) composed in and after 1765 7 min.

Notes: Age-U・G candidates are required to choose the opera or art song course.
Title of the opera should be clearly noted on the application form.

Musical
Finals

Repertoire Duration

Junior A musical song chosen by contestant. 5 min.

Senior A musical song chosen by contestant. 7 min.

Notes: Title of the musical should be clearly noted on the application form.

STRING INSTRUMENTS
Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Guitar
Finals

Repertoire Duration

Age-E A piece chosen by contestant. 5 min.

Age-J A piece chosen by contestant. 6 min.

Age-H A piece chosen by contestant. 7 min.

Vn.
Va.
A piece chosen by contestant. 8 min.
Vc.
Age-U・G
Cb.

Guitar Piece(s) chosen by contestant. 8 min.

Notes: Cadenza cannot be omitted.

Guitar candidates are required to bring their own instrument and footrest.
Cello and Contrabass candidates are required to bring an endpin rest.

Harp *Limited to the Pedal Harp

Finals

Repertoire Duration

Junior A piece chosen by contestant. 6 min.

Senior A piece chosen by contestant. 8 min.

Notes: Contestants are required to bring their own instrument including Harp.
(In the finals, contestant wishing to hire a Harp should contact us.)

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WIND INSTRUMENTS Age-U・G: Woodwind Instruments and Brass will be judged individually

Finals

Repertoire Duration

Age-J・H A piece chosen by contestant. 5 min.

Age-U・G A piece chosen by contestant. 7 min.

Notes: Performing from memory is required in the final round.

■ PARTICIPATION FEE
Finals
Age-E ¥21,600
Age-J ¥21,600
Age-H ¥26,800
Age-U・G ¥29,800
Junior ¥21,600
Senior ¥29,800

[SECTION II]
Early Music, Two Pianos, Four Hands, Duo, Ensemble, Folk Instruments

■ ELIGIBILITY: Regardless of age.

Early Music: Harpsichord and other period instruments. Solo and ensemble (8 members and less) are acceptable.
Two Pianos: Up to eight hands.
Four Hands: Up to eight hands.
Folk Instruments: Solo and ensemble (8 members and less) incl. Marimba and Mandolin are acceptable.
Duo: No instrumental requirement.
Ensemble: No instrumental requirement, but 8 members and less.

■ REPERTOIRE:
Two Pianos, Four Hands, Duo, Ensemble, Folk Instruments
Piece(s) chosen by contestant.

Early Music: Piece(s) up until the 18th century.

Note: Tuning pitch of Harpsichord is A=415 Hz.

■ DURATION / PARTICIPATION FEE

Duration Finals Fee

Early Music 8 min. ¥26,500
Two Pianos (per pair) 10 min. ¥39,900

Four Hands / Duo / Ensemble (per pair/group) 10 min. ¥32,000

Folk Instruments 10 min. ¥26,800

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 [SECTION III] Amateurs, Youth

AMATEURS

■ ELIGIBILITY

＊Students of music at high school, college, university, members of performing groups or music professionals are
ineligible. Students outside of their majors are eligible.

＊Silver Course: Graduates of music school who do not perform or teach primarily for professional pursuits or financial
benefit for more than 10 years.

Course Eligibility
Outstanding
Advanced learner, no upper limit on age
Amateurs
Virtuoso Advanced learner, Born before April 1, 2009, no upper limit on age

Excellence Born before April 1, 2006, no upper limit on age

All instruments
Superior Born between April 2, 2006 – April 1, 2009 (include vocal music)

Senior Those who have begun to learn music since becoming an adult. (18 years old and over.)

Silver 70 years old and over

Duo/Ensemble Regardless of age. No instrumental requirement, but 8 members and less.

■ REPERTOIRE:
[Outstanding Amateurs Course] One or more pieces are acceptable.

[Other Courses] A piece chosen by the contestant. *Classical guitar: more than one piece is permissible.

■ DURATION / PARTICIPATION FEE

Course Duration Finals Fee

Outstanding Amateurs 20 min. ¥50,000

Virtuoso 7 min. ¥26,800

Excellence; Superior; Duo/Ensemble 5 min. ¥24,500

Senior; Silver 4 min. ¥24,500

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YOUTH
Free Program Course
■ ELIGIBILITY / REPERTOIRE
Course Eligibility Repertoire
Junior Born between April 2, 2009 – April 1, 2012
All instruments A piece chosen
A. Those who were born between April 2, 2012 – April 1, 2015 (include vocal music) by contestant
B. Those who were born between April 2, 2015 – April 1, 2018
Infant
All instruments Piece (s) chosen
C. Those who were born after April 2, 2018 (include vocal music) by contestant

■ DURATION / PARTICIPATION FEE

Course Duration Finals Fee
Junior 5 min. ¥24,500
Infant A, B, C 4 min. ¥21,600

Repertoire Course
■ ELIGIBILITY / REPERTOIRE
Course Eligibility Repertoire
A. Those who were born between April 2, 2012 – April 1, 2015
Select one piece from
Infant B. Those who were born between April 2, 2015 – April 1, 2018 Piano
the list below
C. Those who were born after April 2, 2017

REPERTOIRE *Same repertoire can be chosen for the semi-final/regional round and the final round.

Course Repertoire

P.Tchaikovsky: Waltz Op.39 No.8 Khachaturian: Ivan Is Very Busy

Infant A J.S.Bach: Partita No.1 Gigue A.Pieczonka: Tarantella

M.Moszkowski: Tarantella A.Yuyama: Baumkuchen

W.Gillock: Oriental Market-Place C.Gurlitt: Gavotte

Infant B M.Clementi: Sonatina Op.36 No.1 1st mov. H.V.Gael: Les Papillons

A.Schmoll: Polonaise S.Heller: Tarantella Op.46 No.7

D.Kabalevsky: A Little Scherzo Op.39 No.6 W.Gillock: Spooky Footsteps

Infant C W.Gillock: Let's waltz W.Gillock: Little Flower Girl of Paris

C.Gurlitt: Die Spieluhr F.X.Chwatal: Little Playmates

■ PARTICIPATION FEE
Course Finals
Infant A, B, C ¥10,000

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 Eligibility Repertoire
A piece chosen by contestant
Section I
1st prize winner of each category [Age-E, J, Junior] No more than 7 min.
Section II
[Others] No more than 10 min.

A piece chosen by contestant

Section III Best Amateurs/Youth Award winner
No more than 7 min.

Notes: The registration for the Grand Final=Gala Concert will be notified after the announcement of the
finals result.

■ Successive and the 25th Jury

Piano/Harpsichord: Alexander MÜLLENBACH, Alexander PALEY, Boris BEKHTEREV, Dina YOFFE, Gabriel KWOK,
Genevieve MARTIGNY, Gunther HERZFELD, Heyoung PARK, Helene BERGER, Henri BARDA, Ingomar RAINER,
Janos CEGLEDY, Johannes KROPFITSCH, Luo XIAO, Michele INNOCENTI, Michael WLADKOWSKI,
Norbert ZEILBERGER, Odile POISSON, Roland KELLER, Rafael GUERRA, Raffi BESALYAN, Serguei MILSTEIN,
Shuhua CHEN, Sylvia CHU, Teresa LEOPOLD, Veda ZUPONCIC, Waseem KOTOUB, Xia JIANG, Xiao WU,
You Ju LEE, Zhe WEI, Aya HAMADA, Eri NAKAGAWA, Fumiko EGUCHI, Jun KANNO, Kazuko SUMI,
Mitsuko ICHIMURA, Ryoko FUKAZAWA, Shinichiro NAKANO, Tomoko SAWALLISCH, Urara SASAKI,
Yoko KITANO and others
Strings: Leon SPIERER, Michael FRISCHENSCHLAGER, Ida HAENDEL, Albert Yue CHENG, Andres CARDENES,
Anna GUTOWSKA, Avri LEVITAN, Dae Hwan KIM, Debbrawood SCHWARTZ, Ernst KNAVA,
George BABUADZE, Gérard POULET, Helga-Marie KNAVA, Igor PETRUSHEVSKI, Jean MOUILÈLRE,
Jong-jin HONG, John DUFFY, Mari TAMPERE-BEZRODNY, Martin STANZELEIT, Mauro IURATO,
Michael VAIMAN, Midori SEILER, Min-Jun CHO, Naomi SEILER, Nathaniel ROSEN, Ngo Hoang LINH,
Nicolas KOECKERT, Oleh KRYSA, Paris PARASCHOUDIS, Rainer CHRISTIANSEN, Robin BONNELL,
Wolfgang Klos, Seoyoung LEE, Soon-ik LEE, Stefan KROPFITSCH, Su-Lan HSU, William PRUNKL, Wing HO,
Young-Sook YOUN, Yuri CHRISTIANSEN, Zaza GOGUA, Asako YOSHIKAWA, Atsuko YOSHINO,
Ayako SHINOZAKI, Fumiaki KONO, Kazuki SAWA, Kiyoshi SHOMURA, Takashi SHIMIZU, Yuki HYAKUTAKE
and others
Vocal Music: Claudia VISCA, Gianni KRISCAK, Jae-Moo YANG, Marcella REALE, Sun-Sook KIM, Tsui Ping WEI,
Asako TAMURA, Chizuko MATSUNAMI, Harumi OKADA, Kotoko SAITO, Mari MIDORIKAWA,
Miwako MATSUMOTO, Tsuyoshi MIHARA, Yasuo UZUKA, Yoichiro UCHIDA, Yoshiaki GYOTEN, Yuko ARATA,
Yuko MITANI and others
Winds: Barbara GISLER-HAASE, Alongkorn LAOSAICHUEA, Carsten ECKERT, Christoph MOSER, Daren ROBBINS,
Hae Kyung LEE, Hans Maria KNEIHS, Jae Young BAE, Luca BENUCCI, Mihi KIM, Sugree CHAROENSOOK,
Taras DEMCHYSHYN, Asako INOUE, Kazuo TOMIOKA, Koji OKAMURA, Kozo KAGIZAKI, Masahiro MAEDA,
Naohiro TSUKEN, Osamu KUMASHIRO, Shinichi GO, Tatsuzo AKASAKA, Yoshiaki TAKEMOTO, and others
Journalists, Conductors and others: Narong PRANGCHAROEN, Silvain GUIGNARD, Hiroyuki KOMIBUCHI,
Ken FUKUMOTO, Kiichi YOKOYA, Nobuo NISHIOKA, Nobuya MONTA, Takashi ASANO, Takuo IKEDA,
Tokihiko UMEZU, Yuki HASEGAWA and others

(As of Jan. 2024)

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■ NOTES

<Performance>
・ If contestants play the specific movement(s) or excerpt(s) from a suite or variation, these must be clearly noted on the
application form.
・ If contestants play more than one piece/movement, pieces/movements must be played in order written on the application
form.
・ In principle, no repeats are allowed.
・ Arranged or shortened pieces are not accepted. (Accompaniment may be omitted.)
・ Improvisation, prepared piano, etc. are not permissible.
・ Except for unaccompanied pieces, contestants should play with a piano accompanist.
・ The piece must be performed without music, except for the following categories.
【Finals】 <Section II> All categories
<Section III> Silver and Duo/Ensemble Courses
・ The piece chosen by contestant may not be changed after the submission of the application form.
・ Contestants are required to bring their own accompanist. (If you need an accompanist, apply and send a score to the
office. The cost is the contestant’s responsibility.)
・ Except for Piano and Harpsichord (for solo), contestants must bring their own instrument, music stand*, pedal
extender/platform, footrest, etc.
*Music stand will be prepared by the organiser in the final round.

<Final Round Judging Duration>

・ Actual performing time may be longer or shorter than designated. Depending on schedule, judging duration might be
changed.
・ If piece is longer than judging duration, a bell will be rung to stop the performance. The performing time will not affect
the result.
・ Duration will be timed from the line marked on the stage.

<Result>

Finals
To be announced on the day.
Grand Final=Gala Concert

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<Others>
・ The contestant will receive the schedule and other information approximately 10 days before the date of each scheduled
final round.
・ Position of Piano lid and position of the two pianos are controlled by the Executive Committee.
・ Photos and video/audio recording are not permitted.
・ The order of performances shall be decided based on an alphabetical order. Starting letter is decided by the Executive
Committee.
・ Recorded media, fees and other materials submitted are non-returnable.
・ Travel, accommodation and other costs must be paid by the contestants.
・ If judging has to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances such as weather conditions or natural disaster, judging
shall be postponed. If contestants are impossible to attend rescheduled date, their final round participation will carry
over to next competition. Organiser shall not be liable to refund of fees.
・ The contestants must obtain the necessary visas to visit Japan.
If an invitation letter or any documents are required for the visa application, the applicant must request them from the
secretariat. ¥10,000- will be charged for the visa documents.
・ No enquiries about the judging procedures are permitted.
・ Section III Best Amateurs Award and Best Youth Award winners are required to attend the Grand Final=Gala Concert.
・ Grand Final=Gala Concert performers must attend the awards ceremony.
・ Certificates and medals can be sent to those who fail to attend the awards ceremony. (Shipping fee will be charged)
・ All the performances, broadcasting rights, recording, filming and photography in the competition and concert which are
related to the competition belong to the OSAKA International Music Promotion Society. The contestant can’t claim the
rights to them.

◼ APPLICATION
・ Application must be submitted by online registration from the designated URL.
・ For more than one category, the application form should be submitted per category.
・ The application may not be processed if the application form is not completely filled out.
・ Confirmation e-mail will be automatically sent after the application submission.
Please contact to <[email protected]> if applicant doesn’t receive the confirmation email.

◼ APPLICATION METHOD
Applicant must submit the items listed in (1) - (3) below by the application deadline.

(1) Application Fill out and submit the registration form at https://www.osakaimc.com/en/webform-final-en

The participation fee must be paid into the bank account on P.11 or online payment (PayPal) before the
(2) A photocopy of application submission.
participation fee receipt Bank: The photocopy of payment receipt must be attached to the registration form.
PayPal: Payment date and payer’s name must be fill in the registration form.

(3) Photograph of the

applicant, taken within
Image data of the applicant must be attached to the registration form.
six months of the date of
application

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◼ PAYMENT OF FEE
Participation fee should be paid by either (a) or (b).
*For method (b), all charges shall be borne by the participant.
The entry fee is non-refundable regardless of the reason.

<Resident in Japan>
(a) Online Payment via PayPal
Refer to the website at <https://www.osakaimc.com/en/web-paypal-en>

(b) JAPAN POST Postal Money Order Account No. 00940-0-51427

Account Name: OSAKA International Music Competition

<Resident in other countries>

(a) Online Payment via PayPal
Refer to the website at < https://www.osakaimc.com/en/web-paypal-en>

(b) The Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ,Ltd. (SWIFT Code: BOTKJPJT)

Branch Name: Abenobashi Branch (Branch Code: 072)
Account No. 072-6554813 Account Name: Osaka Kokusai Ongaku Shinkokai
Address of Bank: 1-5-10 Abenosuji Abeno-ku Osaka 545-0052 Japan Tel: +81-6-6632-1105

◼ CONTACT
OSAKA International Music Competition Secretariat * Please enquire by e-mail. (Japanese or English)
2-3-13 Oji-cho Abeno-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 545-0023 JAPAN
TEL : +81-6-6625－5931／FAX : +81-6-6625－5934
E-mail: (enquiry) [email protected] (application materials) [email protected]
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