Outline(2024)

■DATES, VENUES AND ORCHESTRAS

1. First Preliminary Round

Dates: October 7 (Monday) and 8 (Tuesday), 2024
Venue: The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Orchestra: The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra


2. Second Preliminary Round

Dates: October 9 (Wednesday) and 10 (Thursday), 2024
Venue: The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Orchestra: The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra


3. Final Round

Date: October 13, 2024 (Sunday)
Venue: The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Orchestra: The New Japan Philharmonic

■ORGANIZING BODY

The Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting, which has been held every three years since 1967, will be renamed the "Tokyo International Conducting Competition" on its 20th anniversary in 2024.

Since it was originally begun as the "Min-On Competition" in 1967, this competition invites the wide participation of capable musicians with the aim of unearthing and nurturing outstanding talent. In addition to providing strong support to such musicians and their musical activities around the world, the Competition also endeavors to promote international cultural exchange.

Name: Tokyo International Conducting Competition 2024
Organized by Min-On Concert Association
Supported by The Foreign Ministry of Japan, The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK
Cooperated by Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall

Official Sponsor
Alp, Inc.　SECOM CO., LTD.　Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.

■ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

The organization structure comprises of an Organizing Committee, an Executive Committee, a Panel of Judges, and the Competition Office. The Panel of Judges is proposed by the Executive Committee and formed with the approval of Min-On. The Competition Office has been set up within the Min-On Culture Center in Tokyo.

＜ORGANIZING COMMITTEE＞

・Chairperson
Koji YAMAGUCHI (Japan)
President, Min-On Concert Association

・Members
Seiji OZAWA (Japan)
Director, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival; General Director, New Japan Philharmonic

(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)

＜EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE＞

・Chairperson

Kiyoshi KOMATSU (Japan)

Director, Min-On Concert Association

 

・Members

Junichi HIROKAMI (Japan)
Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO (artistic advisor), Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra; Professor of Conducting, Tokyo College of Music; Director, Kyoto Concert Hall

 

Hiroshi KUWABARA (Japan)
Managing Director, Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras

 

Toshio MIYAZAWA (Japan)
Managing Director, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra

 

Tadaaki OTAKA (Japan)
Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

 

Tatsuya SHIMONO (Japan)
General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts

 

Takeshi TADA (Japan)
Divisional Director, Public Services Division, Min-On Concert Association

 

Ken TAKASEKI (Japan)
Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra; Chief Conductor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra

 

(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)

 

＜PANEL OF JUDGES＞

・Chairperson

Tadaaki OTAKA (Japan)
Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor Laureate, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

 

・Members

Jeff ALEXANDER (US)
President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

 

Mike GEORGE (UK)
Senior Producer, BBC Philharmonic

 

Junichi HIROKAMI (Japan)
Artistic Leader, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa; Friend of JPO (artistic advisor), Japan Philharmonic Orchestra; Friendship Conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra; Professor of Conducting, Tokyo College of Music; Director, Kyoto Concert Hall

 

Rainer HONECK (Austria)
Concertmaster, Vienna Philharmonic; Conductor Emeritus, Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra Tokyo

 

Okko KAMU(Finland)
Former Principal Conductor, Lahti Symphony Orchestra

 

Tatsuya SHIMONO (Japan)
General Music Director / Conductor Laureate from April 2024, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra; Music director Hiroshima Wind Orchestra; Visiting Professor for conducting department, Tokyo University of the Arts

 

Hubert SOUDANT (Netherlands)
Conductor Laureate, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

 

Ken TAKASEKI(Japan)
Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra; Principal Conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra; Music Advisor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra

 

(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)