Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition application guideline

• 1.Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition (JHIMC) accepts anyone regardless of nationality. We are looking forward to meeting with young people from the entire world.

• 2. Please send the filled in application form with the other required documents to the secretariat office by July 4th for the entry to July 20th competition, or July 18th for the entry to July 30th/31st competition (we accept the documents postmarked on this day). Please refer to the following for the required documents.

• See bellow for the required documents;
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  • >Application form, prescribed for each category of “Young Artist Category” and “Professional Category”.
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  • >Copy of one of the followings: HKID Card, Birth certificate, passport of the applicants.
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  • >Application fee via bank check made payable to "Japan Hong Kong Musicians Alliance". Or receipt of bank deposit.（via ATM or bank transfer) Application fee is not refundable regardless of any reasons.

• 3. JHIMC administration office will send you a confirmation letter once we receive all necessary documents and payment. Application form with missing information can not be accepted, therefore please kindly double check your application form before sending.

• 4. All the application forms will be processed by the executive committee under the strict protection of confidentiality. The committee might request further information of the applicant if considered necessary.

• 5. Any applicants can not change or alter the information once the application form and all the necessary documents are accepted by the office.

Competition outline/rules/note

• 1. The Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition is conducted in two different categories of "Young Artist” Category and "Professional” Category.
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• Young Artist Category : Musicality, technical skills, performance manners of each paticipant will be judged in "absolute evaluation method"and Gold/Silver/Broze award will be given.
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• Professional Category : 1st/2nd/3rd Prizes will be chosen among all participants in "relative evaluation method" with strict and fair judgement in order to produce promising musicians. See "PRIZES" for all prizes and awards.

• 2. Please kindly note that all the performances of the participants in this competition will be broadcasted in live at the competition venue, and recorded (video/sound) for possible future use. in addition, the recording of some participants may be sold as a packaged CD, or edited for producing a documentary film to be sold as a packaged DVD, or broadcasted via TV. The entire stage of this competition will be video recorded to be broadcasted via internet streaming. Kindly note that camera crews will operate the recording of the competition.

• 3. Any conversation or communication between the participants to the competition and the jury members is prohibited. Any violator of this rule will be disqualified.

• 4. Please kindly note that the committee of this competition has the right to change, alter, or redefine the outline of the competition, rules, content of the award, competition venue at any point and timing of the competition.

• 5. All the judgement by the jury members in this competition will be final once the judgement is made. Any objection by the participants, their parents, or the instructor will not be accepted.

Note for participants in the competition

• 1. Repertorie is free of choice. Maximum two music pieces can be registered upon entry.

• 2. Number of participants is limited to 30 for each class of "Young Artist Category".

• 3. All participants shall keep the designated time restriction (including the applause, performance pause, etc.) and not allowed to play beyond your allotted time.

• 4. Please note that jury members have right to end performance of participants at any point.

• 5. Participants shall not play with the repeat mark of the registered piece. Please play the entire piece without any repetition.

• 6. Participants need to hand in the score of the music piece to the jury member, prior to the performance.

Young Artist Category
Musicality, technical skills, performance manners of each paticipant will be judged in "absolute evaluation method".
Gold/Silver/Bronze and other award will be given depending on the level of participant's performance. (there is no limit on the number of the award) Repertoire is free of choice.



Professional Category
1st/2nd/3rd Prizes will be chosen among all participants in "relative evaluation method". Supplemental prizes will be awarded upon selection by jury members. Please refer to "Prize and Award" section for more detail.
Repertoire is free of choice.

• i. Winners of the 1st/2nd/3rd Prizes will receive a precedent entry right to the final competition stage of the 17th Osaka International Music Competition, and Shimoda Music Competition in Japan.
• ii. The 1st prize winner of each class will receive an invitation to perform in the Prize Winners Concert(Hong Kong). Additionally, other special prizes will be given including the invitation to the concerts in Japan. (Please refer to “Prize and Award” section. )

Competition Process
The process of the “application”, “competition”, “notification afterward of the competition” varies depending on “Young Artist Category” and “Professional Category”. Please refer to the following flow chart (click to enlarge), especially for those applicants who are applying for both categories.

Young Artist Category :


Professional Category :



Application Deadline
 
Application form/required documents admission deadline：

Competition Date
 
Young Artist Category:

 
 
Professional Category:

 
 
Award Ceremony / Prize Winners Concert Schedule

• July 31st, 2016 (in Hong Kong)

Application Instructions

• 1. Please send the following three documents to the competition management office, as addressed below;
  • a. Filled in application form
  • b. A copy of applicant’s HKID, birth certificate indicating the birth date of the applicants, or passport
  • c. Paid bank check for the participation fee (please make payable to "Japan Hong Kong Musicians Alliance"), or a copy of the statement of bank transfer.
• 2. Application form can be downloaded from the following link.
  • The 5th Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition Application Form-Young Artist >
  • The 5th Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition Application Form-Professional >

Competition management office address :

• Japan Hong Kong Musicians Alliance
• Room 1104, Crawford House
• 70 Queen's Road Central
• Central, Hong Kong
• Hong Kong SAR, China
• Tel: +852 2961 4276
• Email: info@japan-hongkong.org

Bank account Information :

All the participants of the competition will receive the certificate of participation from the Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition signed by all the jury members.

-Young Artist Category
Musicality, technical skills, performance manners of each participants will be judged in absolute evaluation method, and Gold/Silver/Bronze and other medal will be awarded depending on the level of performance.

*Supplemental prizes might be awarded among participants of Young Artist Category upon nomination of jury members to receive the supplementary prizes of Professional Category.


-Professional Category
1st/2nd/3rd Prizes will be chosen among all participants in relative evaluation method. Winners will receive the certificate signed by all the jury members.

• Award for prize winners in Professional Category :

• 1st/2nd/3rd Prizeswinners will be awarded to participate in the final round of the 17th Osaka International Music Competition, and the 2nd Shimoda Music Competition.
• The 1st prize winner of each class will receive an invitation to perform in the Prize Winners Concert (Hong Kong).

Supplementary prizes of "Professional Category" :

*All participants of the competition will receive a certificate issued by Japan Hong Kong Musicians Alliance.

Joshua Kangming Tan <Singapore>
Conductor: Associate Conductor, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Chairman of jury in The 5th Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition executive committee;
 
Mari Takeda <Japan>
Professor, Tokyo College of Music.

Kajiki Ryoko <Japan>
Lecturer, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Graduate School.

Kaori Morino <Japan>
Lecturer, Yokohama National University.

Toshiki Usui <Japan>
Pianist, Yokohama Sinfonietta, Executive Director

Kaoru Kondo <Japan>
Violinist; Concertmaster, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

Morio Kitagawa <Japan>
Flutist; Principal Flutist, Yokohama Sinfonietta

Krystian Tkaczewski <Poland>
Pianist; Chairman, Chopin International Piano Competition Hartford


＊Please refer to the following page for more details of the members.
Jury Members >

The 5th Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition venue

• Hong Kong City Hall
  • 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong
  • and other locations

Award Ceremony / Prize Winners Concert venues

• In Hong Kong, venue to be announced.