〈Music to Perform〉
*Free Music
◆Piano＜C・S＞
◎Preliminary round・・・within 10 mins
◎Final round
Kids・・・within 3 mins
elementary school 1.2・・・within 4 mins
elementary school 3.4・・・within 5 mins
elementary school 5.6・・・within 6 mins
junior high school・・within 7 mins
high school・・・within 7 mins
university・・・within 8 mins
general ・・・within 8 mins
◆Strings＜C・S＞
◎Preliminary round・・・within 10 mins
◎Final round
Kids・・・within 4 mins
elementary school 1.2・・・within 5 mins
elementary school 3.4・・・within 6 mins
elementary school 5.6・・・within 7 mins
junior high school・・・within 8 mins
high school・・・within 8 mins
university・・・within 8 mins
general ・・・within 8 mins
◆Chamber Music＜C・S＞
◎Preliminary round・・・within 15 mins
◎Final round ・・・within 15 mins
◆Recital
Approximately 45 minutes total for preliminaries and finals.
(Please submit a music that is approximately 30 minutes long for the preliminary round. The final round is approximately 15 minutes long)
For the recital category, the music for the preliminary round and the final round must be changed.
◆About the music
・The music for the preliminary round and the final round can be the same (excluding the Recital Division)
・In preliminary round, musical score must be memorized (except for C(culture) and Chamber Music Division)
C (culture) / S (star) department
*Please select one department from either C (culture) or S (star). It will be possible to participate in both departments from this year.
*Those who have a high school, university, or graduate school degree in music must participate in the S(star) departmentand will not be eligible for the C (culture) department.
*Those participating in the recital department do not need to select C/S.
Venue/Schedule
*Depending on the number of applicants who pass the final round, the number of days for judging and the holding venue may be changed. Please see our website for the latest information.
■ 3/21 (Thu) Piano/Chamber Music/Solo Recial
■ 3/22 (Fri) Strings
Venue：Urayasu Musci Hall
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■ 3/25 (Mon) Strings
■ 3/26 (Tue）Strings
■ 3/27 (Wed) Strings/Piano
■ 3/28 (Thu) Piano
Venue：Tiara Koto Small Hall
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■ 3/29 (Fri) Piano
Venue：Gotanda Culture Center
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Participation application period
December 1, 2023 to January 15, 2024
⇒ Must arrive at the secretariat in the morning
*Those who are exempt from preliminary rounds should also apply during this period.
* Reception will be completed when the documents have been confirmed and the transfer has been confirmed.
*If you do not receive a reception completion email within a week after applying, please contact the secretariat.
Remarks for final round
1;We will inform the applicants who passed the preliminary round about the documents necessary for the final round and the participation fee. If you are unable to participate in the final round, please be sure to let us know.
2;We cannot accept the designation of the final selection date and time. The day before the competition and on the day of the competition, please allow plenty of time to participate. The examination fee cannot be returned for any reason.
3; All participants except Section C and Chamber Music should perform without score in the final round.
4; Even if you select a piece that is longer than the specified amount, it will not affect the judging if you stop playing when the bell rings.
5;The performance time is the time after going up to the stage.
The bell will ring at the end of the performance time, so please stop playing immediately.
6;The opening and performance times may change slightly.
Participants should arrive at the venue with plenty of time to spare.
7;We don’t have enough pianos for two. Therefore, entries will be accepted with four hands per unit (chamber music section).
8;There is no specific dress code. (Most people wear dresses or suits, but you can wear them properly.)
There is a waiting room for changing clothes (separate for men and women), but there is no space for rehearsals and practice, so please make your own arrangements.
9;Winners of the Cecilia International Music Competition and recommenders for the Osaka International Music Competition are only eligible for the Osaka International Music Competition that year.
PRIZE
1st – 5th Prizes, Incentive Award and Special Awards
◎Jury Chairman’s Award
Those who receive a nomination from among the first-place winners will be able to perform with the orchestra.
Due to the continued decline of overseas performances due to the effects of the coronavirus and the weak yen,
For the time being, the award will be changed to the
◎Tateshina Music Festival Award
It will be held at the 2024 Tateshina Music Festival Megami Lake Music Camp.
◎Osaka International Music Award
Invitation to master class lessons during the competition
◎Concerto Prize
For those who won the Concerto Prize at the 18th Cecilia International Music Competition,
January 9, 2025 Katsushika Symphony Hills Mozart Hall Concerto Evening
We will provide you with the opportunity to perform with an orchestra.
◎Italian Music Festival Seminar Free Invitation
（Travel expenses, hotels and food expenses are not included. Those who do not make a recommendation can preferentially appear in summer music festival classes and concerts.）
◎Prize of Chairman of Cecilia IMC Judge Committee
Cecilia IMC places an award concert co-managed by the Osaka International Music Competition in Carnegie Weil hall every other year.
The picture is a brochure of previous the 1st award concert.
Contact:
Cecilia International Music Competition
Office Address: Amati Music, Room 405, Corp Nomura 1,
3-4-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 Japan
Email: ceciliaimc2015@yahoo.co.jp
Phone: (+81) 70 1570 9888
→How to apply
Emergency Cases
1. In case of disable of all transportations to the competition venue due to emergency such as natural disaster, we might have to cancel the competition.
2. Otherwise, competition schedule may not change and paid fee shall not be refunded for any reasons.
3. In case of competition’s cancellation, paid fee shall be hold and deferred to your next application for the completion.
4. You would be able to apply for the alternative competition day. Please email us to apply.
5. We do not cover or support your transportation or accommodation. To make sure to attend the competition, please arrive Tokyo area few days before the competition.