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The 6th Kobe International Flute Competition (KIFC) |
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2. Competition Dates
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| First round |
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August 5 (Fri) - August 7 (Sun), 2005 |
| Second round |
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August 9 (Tue) - August 10 (Wed), 2005 |
| Third round |
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August 11 (Wed), 2005 |
| Final |
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August 13 (Sat), 2005 |
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3. Competition Venue
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Kobe Bunka Hall (All preliminary rounds and Final)
4-2-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan
TEL: +81 (78) 351-3535
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4. Organized by
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Management Board of KIFC
City of Kobe
Kobe Cultural Foundation
Japan Federation of Musicians |
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5. Under the auspices of
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Hyogo Prefectural Government
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Japan Flutists Association
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6. Structure of the Competition
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About fifty competitors, who have passed the qualifying audition, are allowed to participate. There will be a first round, a second round, a third round and the final. |
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7. President
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Tatsuo YADA, Mayor of Kobe |
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8. Management Board
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Chairperson |
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Soichi MINEGISHI |
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(Professor emeritus, Toho Gakuen School of Music) |
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Kyoko ITOH |
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(Chair of the board, the Japan Federation of Musicians) |
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Ryutaro IWABUCHI |
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(Professor emeritus, Kyoto City University of Arts) |
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Masaru KAWASAKI |
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(Professor emeritus, University of Tokoha Gakuen) |
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Hiroaki KANDA |
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(Principal, NHK Symphony Orchestra) |
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Hiroshi KANEDA |
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(Senior director, Kobe Cultural Foundation） |
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Chang-Kook KIM |
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(Professor, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) |
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Ryuichi OMIYA |
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(Manager, NHK Kobe Broadcasting Center) |
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Yoshinobu MACHIMOTO |
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(Director General, Civic Affairs, Culture and Tourism Bureau, the City of Kobe) |
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9. Jury
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Chairperson |
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Chang-Kook KIM |
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(Japan) |
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Andras ADORJAN |
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(Denmark) |
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Petri ALANKO |
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(Finland) |
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Amy PORTER |
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(America) |
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Yumiko SAKUMA |
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(Japan)） |
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Jean-Claude GERARD |
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(France) |
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Auréle NICOLET |
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(Switzerland) |
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Paul MEISEN |
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(Germany) |
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Soichi MINEGISHI |
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(Japan) |
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10. Eligibility
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Those born between 1973 and 1989 inclusive are eligible to apply. |
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11. Applications
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Applicants must complete the application form provided (obtainable through the website) and send it to the organizing secretary with two recent photographs of the applicant (5 cm by 5 cm), one of which must be attached to the space provided on the form.
Non-Japanese who reside overseas are expected to send a recording of their own performance (MD, CD, cassette tape only) with the application form.*1
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| *1Performance should be of the following (1) and (2). |
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Perform either (a) or (b) to be chosen by the competitor as following. |
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(a) |
J.S.Bach: Corrente and Sarabande from Partita a-moll, BWV 1013 |
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J.S.Bach: Sarabande and Bourrée Angloise from Partita a-moll, BWV 1013 |
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Perform one piece to be chosen by the competitor from the following (a), (b) or (c). |
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(a) |
S. Karg-Elert: "30 Studies op.107", No. 30 |
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L. Lorenzo: Il "Non plus ultra" del Flautista 18 capricci per Flauto op.34, No.17 "Sogno futuristico" |
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E. Bozza: 14 Etudes-Arabesques, No.14 "Veloce" |
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12. Participation Fee
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Twenty thousand Japanese yen should be paid to the following account by bank remittance at the time of application (with bank transfer fee being at applicant's cost). In the case of applicants who reside overseas and wish to be screened in the qualifying audition, payment should be made to the organizing secretary by May 20 (Fri), 2005, only after receiving the acceptance letter.
The Participation fee is not refundable under any circumstances.
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| Bank account: |
Management Board of Kobe International Flute Competition
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Kobeekimae Branch,
ordinary account: 313-7651262 |
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13. Closing Date for the Application
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Applications must arrive no later than January 31 (Mon), 2005 |
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14. The Applications are accepted by
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Management Board of Kobe International Flute Competition
c/o Kobe Cultural Foundation
4-2-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0017
TEL: +81 (78) 351-3597
FAX: +81 (78) 351-3121
e-mail: info@kobe-bunka.jp
URL : http://www.kobe-bunka.jp/flute/
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15. Prizes
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| First prize |
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Two million Japanese yen and a diploma of merit |
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One million Japanese yen and a diploma of merit |
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Half a million Japanese yen and a diploma of merit |
| Forth to sixth prize |
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Two hundred thousand Japanese yen and a diploma of merit each |
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Special prizes may be awarded apart from those mentioned above. |
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Some extra prizes may be awarded by bodies and individuals in accordance with the spirit of this competition. |
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16. Announcement of the Results
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| First round |
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Evening of August 7 (Sun), 2005 |
| Second round |
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Evening of August 10 (Wed), 2005 |
| Third round |
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Evening of August 11 (Thu), 2005 |
| Final |
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Afternoon of August 13 (Sat), 2005 |
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17. Judgment
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Performances are to be judged by the Adjudication Panel on the basis of the regulations provided separately. |
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18. Travel and Accommodation Expenses
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Competitors must bear travel expenses.
For competitors from abroad, however, half of the ticket price (economy class) for a round trip of the shortest distance from the nearest airport to the competitor's place of residence to Kansai International Airport will be subsidized to a limit of fifty thousand yen.
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Competitors must bear accommodation expenses.
Competitors who wish free accommodation, however, will be provided with accommodation designated by the Management Board. The period will be from August 3 (Wed), two days prior to the opening of the competition, to the dates indicated below.
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(a) |
Participants in the first round: to the morning following the end of the first round |
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Participants in the second round: to the morning following the end of the second round |
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Participants in the third round: to the morning following the end of the third round |
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Finalists: to the morning following the end of the final |
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Prize winners nominated by the Adjudication Panel: to the morning following the Exhibition Concert |
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19. Copyright
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All rights for recording, broadcasting, sales of recordings, etc. of the performance presented in and for this competition remain the property of the Organizer. |
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20. Other
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Prize winners nominated by the Adjudication Panel are to perform in an Exhibition Concert on August 14 (Sun), 2005.
No performance fee will be paid.
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Any matters arising over these Rules and Conditions are to be solved based on the Japanese version of these rules and/or in conformity to Japanese law.
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