The 9th SIMC (2025)

Outline

Violin Section	Saturday, May 24 – Sunday, June 8, 2025
Piano Section	Saturday, June 14 – Sunday, June 29, 2025
Venue	Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai (Sendai City Youth Cultural Center) 3-27-5, Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref., Japan
Organizers	Sendai International Music Competition Organizing Committee, City of Sendai, Sendai Cultural Foundation
Eligibility	It is open to candidates of all nationalities born on or after January 1, 1995.
Application Deadline	The deadline for application is on Thursday, October 24, 2024, 23:59 (Japan time).
Entry Fee	JPY 15,000
Competition Structure	The Competition consists of Preliminary, Semifinal and Final rounds. A Pre-Selection based on documents as well as on video data 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	UEDA Katsumi
Jury Chairpersons	[Violin Section] HORIGOME Yuzuko / [Piano Section] NODAIRA Ichiro
Jury	There are 11 Jury Members in each section（including Jury Chairpersons）
Orchestra	Violin Section Preliminary Round An orchestra consisting of members from the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Yamagata Symphony Orchestra (without conductor) Semifinal Round and Final Round Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: [Violin Section] HIROKAMI Junichi [Piano Section] TAKASEKI Ken