Application rules:
Applicants must submit following 1) to 5) through the online application service “MUVAC” from the Competition’s website (https://kobe-flute.jp/en/).
Application is considered as final upon submission of all documents 1) to 5) and a confirmation of the payment 6).
Please note that MUVAC requires account registration in advance.
After completing your application, a completion email will be automatically sent from MUVAC.
Application FormFill out the required information.
Image file of a recent photographA front facing, upper-body, color photograph, taken within 6 months prior to the application date.
he photograph is preferably in JPEG format and at least 1MB in size.
The photograph will be used in the official brochure and other promotional materials. It must be free of copyrights restriction.
Proof of AgePDF or JPEG file of an official document (passport recommended) that can prove applicant’s age.
Video Recording for the Preliminary ScreeningVideo recordings of pieces for the Preliminary Screening. The recordings must not be edited or processed in any way.
The videos must strictly comply with “2-5.Video Recording Requirements” described in the Rules and Conditions.
The videos must be submitted along with the designated certificate signed by a third person.
Download Certification Form
PDF file of the score of the unaccompanied piece to be performed in the final round
Application Fee JPY 20,000 (inc. tax)
Read “Rules and Conditions” carefully before making an application.
Payment of Application Fee
Application fee of JPY 20,000 must be paid online via the MUVAC at the time of application.
*All transaction fees shall be borne by the applicant.
*The application fee is not refundable under any circumstances.
Awards:
First prize: 2,000,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit
Second prize: 1,000,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit
Third prize: 500,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit
Forth to sixth prizes: 200,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit
Repertoire:
Preliminary Round:
Record the applicant’s performance of the pieces Group (1) and (2) below on a video.
The recorded videos must be submitted separately (1) and (2).(1) E. Köhler: 30 Virtuosen Etüden Op.75 No.11 (Fis-Dur)
(2) F. Kuhlau: 6 Divertissements, Op.68 No.6 (cis-moll)
To perform without accompaniment.
*Please refer to “2-5. Video Recording Requirements” before recording.
First Round:
Perform one piece from each Group (1) and (2).
(1) J. S. Bach: Sonata h-moll BWV1030
The third movement should not be repeated.
(2) Choose one from a) or b)
a) K. J. Andersen: Concertstück Op.3
Perform the parts listed below:
Bar 42(letter B) to bar 178(27 bars after letter H)
Bar 211(letter I) to bar 269(8 bars before letter M)
Bar 311(4 bars before letter P) to the end.
*Do not play the cadenza(from Letter N)
*Contestants can take some time between the performance parts or continue playing without interruption.
b) S. Karg-Elert: Sonate B-dur Op.121
Second Round:
Perform one piece from each Group (1), (2), and (3).
Duration of total performance must be less than 35 minutes.
(1)Choose one from a) to c).a) H. Büsser: Andalucia Op.86
b) P. Gaubert: Sonatine；Quasi Fantasia
c) R. Muczynski: Moments, Op.47
(2) Choose one from a) to c).
a) J. Demersseman: Grande Fantaisie de concert sur “Obéron” de Weber Op. 52
b) A. B. Fürstenau: Fantasie über “Norma” Op.133
c) P. Taffanel: Fantaisie sur “Le Freyschutz”
(3) J. Ibert：Pièce
Final Round:
Perform the pieces Group (1) and (2).
(1) W. A. Mozart: Konzert D-dur K.314
Perform from memory and without a conductor. Cadenza must be your own composition.
(2) Unaccompanied pieces of 10 minutes or less composed after 1985, limited to works published as of April 2024.
Contestants can only use the flute; other instruments such as piccolo, alto flute, or bass flute are not allowed. No microphones, amplifiers, or the like are permitted.
More information: https://kobe-flute.jp/en/11th_competition-en