Application Guideline for competition
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1. Aim of the competition
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Gifu International Music Festival is held for the purpose of discovering talented players. It is also held in order that all the music-lovers may improve their skills and share the pleasure of music by listening to each other’s play.
We hope that many people will gather here and meet through music.
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2. Dates
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Preliminary Audition
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from Monday, February 1, 2021
to Monday, March 1, 2021
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Final Selection |
Sunday, May 2 and Monday, May 3, 2021 |
Festival Concert |
Saturday, July 24, 2021 |
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3. Venue
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Final Selection |
Jyuroku Plaza |
1-10-11 Hashimoto-cho, Gifu City, Gifu |
Festival Concert |
Nagaragawa Convention Center |
2695-2 Nagarafukumitsu, Gifu City, Gifu |
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4. Application Requirement (Age as of April 2, 2021)
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Entry genre |
Age |
Piano |
under age 12 |
under age 18 |
18 and over |
Vocal |
Strings |
Woodwind instruments |
Brass instruments |
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5. Instrumentation |
Solo only
The Secretariat will provide an official accompanist and/or page turner if necessary.
Indicate on application form whether accompanist or page turner will be required.
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6. Repertoire
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Any selection within 10 minutes for both the Preliminary Audition and the Final Selection.
Multiple selections are possible if totally within 10 minutes.
It is possible to play the same composition(s) for both the Preliminary Audition and the Final Selection.
The Secretariat reserves the right to end contestants’ performance if it exceeds 10 minutes at the Final Selection.
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7. Prizes and Awards
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Grand prix
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¥200,000 |
(one player among all the participants) |
Runner-up |
¥100,000 |
(one player among all the participants) |
Excellent award |
¥50,000 |
(five players among all the 1st prize winners) |
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1st prize, 2nd prize, 3rd prize, Gifu Prefecture Governor’s Award, Gifu Mayor’s Award, Gifu Prefectural Board of Education Award, Gifu City Board of Education Award, Jury’s Special Award, Intellectual Special Award, and others
(Not all awards may be offered.)
Journalist Award will be offered as a special award this year.
♪Emerald Hall Concert
The opportunity will be given to participate in the concert at Emerald Hall organized by Hekinan City, Aichi to the participants who win the excellent results at Gifu International Music Festival and are specially recommended by the Jury.
♪Festival Concert will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Nagaragawa Convention Center. Several participants who are recommended by the Jury will appear on this stage.
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8. Jury
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Musicians, professors of Universities of Music, etc. |
Special Jury |
Li Jian |
Koji Yokoyama |
Keishi Kiriyama |
Tomoyuki Katada |
Chiaki Fujimori |
Seiji Ando |
Reiko Matsukawa |
Hiroshi Noguchi |
Tetsushi Ichikawa |
Yumiko Minoura |
Yutaka Suzuki |
Yoshiharu Komiyama |
Mieko Kawashima |
Kenji Asano |
Akio Yamaguchi |
Mineo Hayakawa |
Masato Kato |
Masami Sanma |
Takuo Kanda |
Yoshitaka Hase |
Akiko Asai |
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Jury |
Toshiko Aoki |
Mieko Aotani |
Terumichi Aoyama |
Ayako Asada |
Masanori Izumi |
Toshiyuki Isogai |
Mitsuyo Ideta |
Fumiko Eguchi |
Atsuko Enomoto |
Hiroyuki Endo |
Nobuko Oe |
Noriko Okuma |
Hiroko Ochi |
Asako Ohashi |
Shigeo Okamoto |
Kohei Okumura |
Makoto Okumura |
Masakazu Kanayama |
Yasushi Kaneko |
Akiyoshi Kamei |
Noriko Kamei |
Shoichi Kameya |
Motoyo Kawahara |
Susumu Kitagawa |
Takashi Kume |
Yukie Kurihara |
Ikuko Kuwano |
Naoto Kowaki |
Tatsunobu Goto |
Shinji Komori |
Kenicni Konno |
Sachiko Sakakibara |
Makio Sakurai |
Gen Saburi |
Michiharu Sawawaki |
Koki Shimizu |
Tomomi Sugo |
Hideo Sugiura |
Norio Sotta |
Takahiro Daikai |
Toshiaki Takagi |
Naoki Takagi |
Masako Takahashi |
Ritsuya Takahashi |
Yoshitomo Taki |
Norihiko Takiue |
Azusa Takeuchi |
Isao Takeuchi |
Masaichi Takeuchi |
Masaaki Tanokura |
Fumhito Terada |
Masako Totani |
Reiko Nakaoki |
Mariko Nagano |
Noriyo Nishi |
Tomiaki Nomura |
Atsunori Hattori |
Takehito Hashimoto |
Hiroko Baba |
Ryoichi Hayashi |
Keiko Hayase |
Ayako Harada |
Noritsugu Hirao |
Junko Hirosawa |
Yoshiko Fukagai |
Rika Fujii |
Aya Henmi |
Makoto Hosoe |
Yusuke Horie |
Chizuko Matsunami |
Daiki Matsuyama |
Hitoshi Mizutani |
Michel Kondo |
Naoko Miyagawa |
Mutsumi Murata |
Noriko Mori |
Sawako Yasuda |
Keiko Yanagisawa |
Masako Yamaguchi |
Chiyako Yamada |
Toshihiro Yamada |
Naoto Yamamoto |
Ayu Wakabayashi |
(2009~) |
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9. Announcement of Results
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Preliminary Audition
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All applicants will be notified of the results by Friday, April 2, 2021.
* Applicants must contact the Secretariat (andante@gifu-imf.org) if they have not received the result by email by April 2, 2021. |
Final Selection |
The results will be announced at the award ceremony on Sunday, May 2 and Monday, May 3, 2021. |
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10. Application Period and Procedures
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<Period >
All application materials MUST BE RECEIVED BETWEEN Monday, February 1, 2021 and Monday March 1, 2021 to the Secretariat: andante@gifu-imf.org
<Procedure>
(1)Applications must be submitted only online.
(2)The application form must be completed entirety and sent as a PDF or Excel attachment to the address of the Secretariat. [>>PDF or Excel]
(3)Include the URL of the unlisted YouTube file that the applicant played for the Preliminary Audition, in the application form.
(4)Attach the scanned PDF file of the applicant’s passport that shows his/her photograph, nationality and full name.
<Notes >
(1)Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
(2)Incomplete applications or applications which are not filled out all the contents will not be considered for Preliminary Audition.
(3)Applicants must contact the Secretariat (andante@gifu-imf.org) if they do not receive e-mail, notifying the receipt of their applications within a week after submission.
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11. Preliminary Audition (How to record)
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(1)The video must be newly recorded for the 11th Gifu International Music Festival.
(2)The camera angle must remain unchanged, and the video must be filmed in one continuous shot without stopping. It must clearly show the applicant’s playing.
(3)Edited/processed video will not be considered for selection.
(4)The video must be uploaded to YouTube as an unlisted file.
(5)Include the applicant’s name and title of the selection(s) performed in the YouTube file’s title.
(6)Include the URL of (4) in the application form and send it to andante@gifu-imf.org Monday, March 1, 2021.
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12. Entry fee
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The contestants must pay 15,000 JPY in cash as an entry fee at the reception desk of the hall on the day of Final Selection,
The Preliminary Audition is free of charge.
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13. Miscellaneous
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<About the performance >
*Final Selection is open to public.
*The compositions to be judged cannot be changed once they are submitted to the Secretariat.
*The performance order will be the reverse order in which the performers’ applications are received.
*The stage staffs reserve the right to end the performance at any time, but this will not affect the scores.
*The title of the selection(s) performed will be printed according as they are written in the original application form.
*The movement, suites, variation can be cut. Do not repeat. Play da capo.
*Players or those accompanying them should set the footrest, pedal assisting device, chair height etc. themselves.
(Footrest and pedal assisting device are provided.)
*If necessary, the Secretariat will provide an accompanist and/or page turner.
*In the event that the prelude, the interlude, the postlude are long, they can be cut.
<About the participation >
*Each contestant is responsible for his/her travel expenses and the transportation cost of his/her musical instrument.
*The accommodation for the contestants from abroad will be homestay, arranged by the Secretariat.
*The entry will be closed once the maximum number of the applications has been received.
<Others >
*The Secretariat will not respond to any inquiries about the judges’ results of the Final Selection.
*In the event of refusal or withdrawal from the competition, please notify to the Secretariat by mail immediately.
*Any contestant who does not arrive at the hall by the scheduled time will be considered withdrawal. In the event of a public transportation delay, the participant must contact us immediately through his/her host family.
*All prize winners’ names will be posted on the website of Gifu International Music Festival.
*Do not forget to fill out the name of the instrument in case of strings, woodwind instruments, brass instruments.
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14. Others
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(1)Visa
Each contestant is responsible for applying for and acquiring his/her visa into Japan. Contestants can contact the Japanese Embassies or Consulates in their respective countries of residence for more information. The Secretariat should be contacted if a written guarantor is necessary.
<Notes>
The contestant must notify the Secretariat if he/she has been invited to Japan for activities, such as participation in another competition and concert engagements, which take place before, after or during the Competition.
(2)Insurance/Compensation for Damage
In principle, the Organizer will not compensate for any physical, material or mental damage caused or incurred by the contestants during the period of the Competition and other programs corresponding to the Competition. Each contestant is responsible for necessary insurance.
(3)Copyright
For any performance that takes place during the Competition or during the prizewinners’ concerts held by the Organizer, the Organizer reserves the right to:
i) broadcast it via television, radio or internet;
ii) record it, irrespective of whether the recording will be broadcasted or not;
iii) take recordings, photos or video which are later used to produce printed materials, video etc. for promotion and sales
(4)Protection of Personal Information
Personal information of applicants and contestants collected for the Competition will be managed by the Organizer according to Japanese law and will be used only for the operation of the Competition.
(5)Legal Guidelines
i) All support and allowances, prize money and appearance fees are subject to tax under Japanese taxation law.
ii) Any disputes that arise in connection with prospectus will be resolved according to the original Japanese text of this Prospectus and Japanese law.
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15. Organization
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< Gifu International Music Festival Organization >
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Advisors |
Seiko Noda |
Member of the House of Representatives |
Yoshiharu Komiyama |
Former member of the House of Councilors |
Kazuhiro Tamada |
Member of Gifu Prefectural Assembly |
Naoshi Takadono |
Member of Gifu Prefectural Assembly |
Kenji Asano |
Mayor, Kakamigahara City |
Masaya Nunomata |
Member of Gifu Prefectural Assembly |
Honorary directors
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Masayoshi Tanaka |
Member of Gifu City Assembly |
Koji Yokoyama |
Former member of Ogaki City Assembly, Councilor of Ogaki City Cultural Federation |
Kazuo Kawashima |
Member of Kakamigahara City Assembly |
Kazunobu Nagaya |
Member of Seki City Assembly |
Tomoko Yasui |
Member of Hashima City Assembly |
Yumiko Mori |
Member of Minokamo City Assembly |
Takeo Hirose |
Member of Mizuho City Assembly |
Yoshihiro Kuroda |
Member of Motosu City Assembly |
Shigehiro Yoshida |
Member of Yamagata City Assembly |
Fukuko Mori |
Former member of Mino City Assembly |
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
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Kazuo Tajima |
President and CEO, Tako Co., and Ltd.
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Honorary chairperson of committee
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Fumiko Eguchi |
Chief of Piano Department, Professor, Showa University of Music
Director, The Piano Teachers’ National Association
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Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors
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Yasushi Kaneko |
Vice-professor, Music Department,
Faculty of Arts,Nagoya University of the Arts
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Directors
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Keiko Hayase |
Honorary Professor, Nagoya University of the Arts
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Masaichi Takeuchi |
Professor, Nagoya University
of the Arts
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Hiroshi Yamamoto |
Project Manager of
Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra
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Yoshitaka Hase |
Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd,
Member of Broadcast and Entertainment Department,
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Yoshinori Kitano |
Chief Director, Gifu Choral Association,
Teacher, Tajimi Nishi High School
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Executive Committee Chairperson
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Toshiyuki Isogai |
Vice-professor, Kinjo Gakuin University |
Members
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Noriko Kamei |
President, Gifu Home Concert |
Kaori Yokoi |
Vice-Professor, Ogaki Woman’s College |
Kayo Ishihara |
Lecturer, Nagoya College of Music and Kano High School
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Special Jury |
Li Jian |
Conductor, Pianist |
Secretariat |
Noriko Kamei,
Reiki Kato, Takatoshi Morisaki, Naoko Nozawa, Li Renxiang,
Eri Tsuda,
Kikuyo Sugihara
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For further information, please contact the
Secretariat of Gifu International Music Festival
Address: 9-10 Fukujyu-cho Rokujyo Gifu-city Gifu, JAPAN
Postal code 500-8354
Website: https://gifu-imf.org
E-mail: andante@gifu-imf.org
Tel: +81 58 273 2383
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