The 4th SIMC (2010)

Outline

Violin Section

Saturday, May 22 – Sunday, June 6, 2010

Piano Section

Sunday, June 13 – Sunday, June 27, 2010

Venue

Sendai City Youth Cultural Center
(3-27-5, Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref., Japan)

Eligibility

Born on or after January 1, 1982 (Open to all nationalities)

Application
Deadline

Postmarked on or before Thursday, October 1, 2009

Entry fee

JPY10,000

Competition Structure

The Competition consists of Elimination, Semifinal and Final Rounds. A Preliminary Selection based on documents and recordings and the Screening Auditions will be held to decide which contestants qualify for the Competition.

Prizes

[1st prize]	Cash prize of JPY 3,000,000; Diploma; Gold Medal;CD Production; Concerts with the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra or other major orchestras in Japan; Recitals in Japan
[2nd prize]	Cash prize of JPY 2,000,000: Diploma: Silver Medal
[3rd prize]	Cash prize of JPY 1,000,000: Diploma: Bronze Medal
[4th prize]	Cash prize of JPY 800,000: Diploma
[5th prize]	Cash prize of JPY 700,000: Diploma
[6th prize]	Cash prize of JPY 600,000: Diploma

Managing Committee Chairperson

EBISAWA Bin, Prof. Graduate School of Shobi University

Jury Chairpersons

SOH Tomotada(Violin Section)／ NOJIMA Minoru(Piano Section)

Orchestra

Violin Section Elimination Round	The Chamber Orchestra consisting of some members from Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra and some members from Yamagata Symphony Orchestra(with conductor) Conductor:OOI Takeshi, KUDO Toshiyuki, FUNABASHI Yousuke , YAMADA Kazuki
Semifinal Round and Final Round	Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor：Violin Section　Pascal VERROT(Chief Conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra) Piano Section　YAMASHITA Kazufumi(Resident Conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra)