The 6th SIMC Violin Section
Schedule
| Pre – Selection | January 12 – 16, 2016 |
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| Preliminary Round | Saturday, May 21 – Monday, May 23, 2016 |
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| Semifinal Round | Friday, May 27 – Sunday, May 29, 2016 |
| Final Round | Thursday, June 2 – Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
| Prizewinners’ Gala Concert | Sunday, June 5, 2016 |
Prizewinners & Prizes
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1st Prize JPY 3,000,000 ; Gold Medal ; Diploma |
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JANG Yoojin (Korea)
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2nd Prize JPY 2,000,000 ; Silver Medal ; Diploma |
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Stephen KIM (U.S.A.)
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3rd Prize JPY 1,000,000 ; Bronze Medal ; Diploma |
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AOKI Naoka (Japan)
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4th Prize JPY 800,000 ; Diploma |
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Anna SAVKINA (Russia)
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5th Prize JPY 700,000 ; Diploma |
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Meruert KARMENOVA (Kazakhstan)
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6th Prize JPY 600,000 ; Diploma |
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OKAMOTO Seiji (Japan)
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Special Jury Prize scholarship of JPY 500,000 |
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| Awarded to the Contestant younger than 20 years of age who participates in the Semifinal Round but fails to qualify for the Final Round, if he/she demonstrates exceptional talent. Not applicable |
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Audience Prize JPY50,000 ; Diploma |
| Awarded to the Contestant who receives the most votes from the audience on each day of the Semifinal Round. May 27 AnnaSAVKINA (Russia) May 28 KUROKAWA Yu (Japan) May 29 OKAMOTO Seiji (Japan) |
Jury
| Chairperson | HORIGOME Yuzuko | Japan |
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| Vice-Chairpersons | HORI Masafumi | Japan |
| Rodney FRIEND | U.K. | |
| Members | Boris BELKIN | Belgium |
| Mauricio FUKS | Canada | |
| HUANG Mengla | China | |
| KATO Tomoko 1 | Japan | |
| Younguck KIM | U.S.A. | |
| Gidon KREMER 2 | Latvia | |
| Cho-Liang LIN | U.S.A. | |
| Régis PASQUIER | France | |
| TAKEZAWA Kyoko | Japan |
1. Preliminary Round and Semifinal Round 2. Final Round
Repertoire
1. Pre – Selection
The Applicant must record his or her performance of all pieces of his or her choice from the following in ①, ② and ③ on a DVD (DVD-Video format*), or must upload the video data of his or her performance of them. Total performance duration shall be approximately 30 minutes. ① Select two pieces from the list below.| Paganini | Caprices op.1 ＜except for No.13, No.14, No.16, No.19 and No.20＞ |
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| Wieniawski | Ecole Moderne op.10 No.2 La Vélocité No.5 Alla Saltarella No.7 La Cadenza No.9 Les Arpéges |
| Ernst | 6 Polyphonic Etudes for violin solo, No.6 “The Last Rose of Summer” |
| Ernst | Grand Caprice on Schubert’s Der Erlkönig, op.26 |
| J.S. Bach | Sonata No.1 in G minor for violin solo, BWV1001: I. Adagio II. Fuga |
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| J.S. Bach | Sonata No.2 in A minor for violin solo, BWV1003: I. Grave II. Fuga |
| J.S. Bach | Sonata No.3 in C major for violin solo, BWV1005: I. Adagio II. Fuga |
| Paradis | Siciliano |
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| Chopin (arr. Milstein) | Nocturne (No.20) in C sharp minor, op. posth |
| Schumann (arr. Joachim) | Abendlied, op.85-12 |
| Tchaikovsky | Valse Sentimentale, op.51-6 |
| Dvořák | Songs my mother taught me |
| Dvořák | 4 Romantic pieces, op.75-1 |
| Dvořák | 4 Romantic pieces, op.75-4 |
| Faure | Berceuse, op.16 |
| Debussy (arr. Heifetz) | Beau soir |
| Sibelius | Romance, op.78-2 |
| Suk | Love song, op.7-1 |
| Ravel | Piece en forme de Habanera |
| Achron | Hebrew melody, op.33 |
2. Preliminary Round
The Contestant shall perform ①, ② and ③ below. ①| Mozart | Adagio in E major, K261 |
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| Mozart | Rondo in C major, K373 |
・Bärenreiter edition shall be used. ・The Contestants shall perform without a conductor.
②| Bartók | Sonata for violin solo, Sz117, 1st movement |
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| Paganini | Caprices op.1 ＜except for No.13, No.14, No.16, No.19 and No.20＞ |
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・The Contestant may choose the same piece he or she selected for the Pre-Selection.
3. Semifinal Round
The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below ①| Schumann | Violin Concerto in D minor |
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| Saint-Saëns | Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28 |
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| Saint-Saëns | Havanaise, op.83 |
| Sarasate | Carmen Fantasy, op.25 |
| Ravel | Tzigane |
4.Final Round
The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below. ①| Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 |
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| Stravinsky | Violin Concerto in D |
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| Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.19 |
| Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63 |
| Shostakovich | Violin Concerto No.2 in C sharp minor, op.129 |
Contestants
| No | Name | Country / Region | Prize |
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| 1 | AIDA Ribon | Japan | |
| 2 | AKAMA Misako | Japan | |
| 3 | Nikita AKULOV | Russia | |
| 4 | AOKI Naoka | Japan | 3rd Prize |
| 5 | CHIBA Mizuki | Japan | |
| 6 | FUJIE Fuki | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 7 | FUKUDA Yuichiro | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 8 | ISHIKURA Yoko | Japan | |
| 9 | JANG Yoojin | Korea | 1st Prize |
| 10 | Meruert KARMENOVA | Kazakhstan | 5th Prize |
| 12 | Da Min KIM | France | |
| 13 | Stephen KIM | U.S.A. | 2nd Prize |
| 15 | Daniil KOGAN | Canada/Russia | |
| 16 | KURATOMI Ryota | Japan | |
| 17 | KUROKAWA Yu | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 19 | MATSUOKA Seina | Japan | |
| 20 | NAKAMURA Daichi | Japan | |
| 21 | OE Kaoru | Japan | |
| 22 | OGAWA Kyoko | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 23 | OKAMOTO Seiji | Japan | 6th Prize |
| 24 | OTSUKA Yurina | Japan | |
| 26 | QIAN Yue | China | |
| 27 | Anna SAVKINA | Russia | 4th Prize |
| 29 | Julie SVECENA | Czech Republic | Semifinalist |
| 31 | TAN Yabing | China | |
| 32 | Gabriel TCHALIK | France | |
| 33 | TOMOTAKI Mayu | Japan | |
| 34 | TSUBOI Natsumi | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 35 | WAKUI Eimi | Japan | |
| 36 | Momo WONG | Japan/U.S.A. | |
| 39 | YUMI Arata | Japan | |
| 40 | ZHANG Yang | China |