NEWS
1. First Preliminary Round
Dates：September 27（ Monday） and 28（ Tuesday）, 2021
Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（ Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
Orchestra：The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Second Preliminary Round
Dates：September 29（ Wednesday） and 30（ Thursday）, 2021
Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（ Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Orchestra：The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Final Round
Date：October 3, 2021（ Sunday）
Venue：The Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall（ Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
Orchestra：The New Japan Philharmonic
■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
Kazuto ITO (Japan)
President, Min-On Concert Association
・Members
Seiji OZAWA (Japan)
Director, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival；General Director, Mito Chamber Orchestra；Honorary Conductor Laureate, New Japan Philharmonic
Yuzo TOYAMA (Japan)
Permanent Conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra；Honorary Conductor, Osaka Symphony Orchestra
(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)
＜EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE＞
・Chairperson
Hideo MURATA(Japan)
Executive Director, Min-On Concert Association
・Members
Junichi HIROKAMI(Japan)
Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra；Friendship Guest Conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra; Professor for Conducting, Tokyo College of Music；Visiting Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts
Hiroshi KUWABARA(Japan)
Vice President and Secretary General, Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras
Toshio MIYAZAWA (Japan)
Executive 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
Takeshi TADA(Japan)
Assistant Divisional Director, Public Services Division, Min-On Concert Association
Ken TAKASEKI (Japan)
Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra；Resident Conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra；Principal Conductor, Mt. Fuji Philharmonic Orchestra；Professor for Conducting, Tokyo University of the Arts
(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
Sian EDWARDS(UK)
Head of Conducting, Royal Academy of Music
Dan ETTINGER(Israel)
Music Director & Chief Conductor, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra；Music Director, Israeli Opera；Music Director, Israel Symphony Orchestra；Conductor Laureate, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Junichi HIROKAMI(Japan)
Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra；Friendship Guest Conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra; Professor for Conducting, Tokyo College of Music；Visiting Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts
Michiyoshi INOUE(Japan)
former Music Director of the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
Okko KAMU(Finland)
former Principal Conductor, Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Rainer KÜCHL (Austria)
former Principal Concertmaster, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Jun MÄRKL (Germany)
scheduled to join the Residentie Orkest The Hague as Principal Guest
Conductor starting the 2021 season
Ken TAKASEKI(Japan)
Principal Conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra；Resident Conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra；Music Advisor, Shizuoka Symphony Orchestra；Professor for Conducting, Tokyo University of the Arts
(In alphabetical order, without honorifics)
