The 5th SIMC (2013)

Outline

Violin Section	Saturday, May 25 – Sunday, June 9, 2013
Piano Section	Sunday, June 16 – Sunday, June 30, 2013
Venue	Sendai City Youth Cultural Center 3-27-5, Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref., Japan
Eligibility	Born on or after January 1, 1985 (Open to all nationalities)
Application Deadline	Postmarked on or before November 15, 2012
Entry fee	JPY10,000
Competition Structure	The Competition consists of Elimination, Semifinal and Final Rounds. A Preliminary Selection based on documents and DVD will be held to decide which Applicants 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 Chamber ensemble (without conductor) Kobe City Chamber Orchestra Yokohama Sifonietta Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Semifinal Round and Final Round Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor:Pascal VERROT(Chief Conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra)