
	Category
	Dates & Venue
	Eligibility
	Application Fee
	Awards
	Repertoire
	Preliminary
	Semifinal
	Final Round
	Application from Request

Date & Venue

	(audition of recorded performance) Application priod: JUNE 15th, Wednesday - JUNE 30th, Thursday, 2005 (The application form must reach the secretariat no later than JUNE 30th, 2005.)

	August 10th, Wednesday for violin August 11th, Thursday for piano Nagoya City Youth Cultural Center (Artopia Hall) (Tel: 052-265-2088)

	Final: August 14th, Sunday Nagoya Citizens' Auditorium Mid-size Hall (Tel: 052-331-2141) Award Ceremony: August 15th, Monday Nagoya Kanko Hotel Rehearsal for the final: August 12th, Friday and 13th, Saturday Nagoya city Music Plaza

Eligibility

Any nationality of the age between 15 and 29 years old as of June 30th, 2005

Application Fee

30,500 Yen
(Inc. 500 yen for the competition regulations booklet)
The application fee should be transferred to the bank account below. (The applicant must pay the bank handling charge.) This fee is non-refundable even when any applicant withdraws from this competition.

Bank Account
Bank: UFJ Bank (Nagoya business department)
Account No.: 594-8180
Name: Nagoya International Music Competition

Awards

Each Category

1st Prize:	Cash prize of 500,000 yen


2nd Prize:	Cash prize of 300,000 yen


3rd Prize:	Cash prize of 100,000 yen


Award form Japan Academy of Chamber Music:	Cash prize of 100,000 yen


Incentive Award (Some persons):	Cash prize of 50,000 yen


In addition, the distinguished performers among all semifinalists will be awarded the following prizes.


Award form Victor Entertainment:	Cash prize of 100,000 yen


Award from Audience (4 persons from final / semifinal):	Cash prize of 50,000 yen


Award from the Chunichi Simbun:	Certificate of merit and Plaque


Award from the Governor of Aichi:	Certificate of merit and Plaque


Award from the Mayor of the City of Nagoya:	Certificate of merit and Plaque


Award from Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition:	Certificate of merit


Award from Yamaha Corporation (Some persons):	Certificate of merit and Medal


The superb performers among the Victor Award winners will receive from Victor Entertainment the entry rights to make a CD debut.

Repertoire

Preliminary (audition of recorded performance):

Application priod:
JUNE 15th, Wednesday - JUNE 30th, Thursday, 2005
(The application form must reach the secretariat no later than JUNE 30th, 2005.)

Play both of the pieces 1 and 2 listed below.

1. Choose one of the pieces listed below:

Chopin: Étude Op.10 (except No. 3. 6. 9)

Chopin: Étude Op.25 (except No. 1. 2. 7)

2. Choose one of the pieces specified below:

First movement of Sonata of Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven

Play both of the pieces 1 and 2 listed below.

1. J.S.Bach: Fuga from Sonata for Solo Violin BWV1001

2. Paganini: No.11 from 24 Caprices Op.1

Semifinal [Public Scrutiny (Charged)]

Date:	August 10th, Wednesday for violin
	August 11th, Thursday for piano
Venue:	Nagoya City Youth Cultural Center (Artopia Hall)
Eligibility:	Successful applicants from the preliminary

For details, see the competition regulations booklet.

Choose one of the pieces specified below.

Any pieces within 15 minutes of Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, or Liszt

Play both of the pieces 1 and 2 listed below.

1.	Ravel:	Tzigane
2.	Webern:	Vier Stücke Op.7

Accompanist:
In the semifinal, the organizers can provide an official accompanist if a semifinalist cannot arrange his/her own accompanist. The organizers will pay the accompanist expenses. However, the semifinalist cannot designate
any accompanist. Cancellation of the official accompanist after application will incur a cancellation charge of \10,000. With the official accompanist, the semifinalist can practice for 60 minutes at the place and time specified
by the competition organizers on the previous day of the semifinal.
Rehearsal on stage will not be permitted.
When a semifinalist arranges his/her accompanist by himself/herself, he/she must bear the all accompanist expenses.

Final [Public Scrutiny (Charged)]

Date:	August 14th, Sunday
Venue:	Nagoya Citizens' Auditorium Mid-size Hall
Eligibility:	Successful applicants from the semifinal

For details, see the competition regulations booklet.

Choose one of the pieces listed below.

1.	Beethoven:	Concerto No.4 in G major Op.58
2.	Chopin:	Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11
3.	Liszt:	Concerto No.1 in E flat major S124
4.	Schumann:	Concerto in A minor Op.54
5.	Rachmaninoff:	Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18
6.	Mozart:	Concerto No.24 in C minor K.491

Choose one of the pieces listed below.

1.	Beethoven:	Violin Concerto in D major Op.61
2.	Mendelssohn:	Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64
3.	Brahms:	Violin Concerto in D major Op.77

Rehearsal for the final:
August 12th, Friday and 13th, Saturday

Accompanist:
Nagoya philharmonic orchestra (conducted by Kazumasa WATANABE) will accompany the finalists.

Application Form Request

Please send e-mail and request the competition regulations booklet (including the application form), informing us of your name, address, phone number and fax number.

Japan Academy of chamber Music
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