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Dates	10 - 23 June 2007 (Auditions: Nov. 2006 - Jan. 2007)
Appl. deadl.	1 September 2006
Ages	up to 28 (* 1-1-1979)
# rounds	3

Country	Japan
Location	Sendai

History	1st competition in 2001 3rd competition in 2007
Freq.	every three years
AAF member	since 2006

Structure
Preselection audio rec.	solo 15 min.
Audition live	concerto (one movem.) w/2nd piano
1st stage	concerto & solo --- total 20 min.
2nd stage	one concerto
Finals	one concerto (*two* to be prepared, *one* to be performed)

Appl. fee	10'000 Yen
Prizes
1st	3'000'000 Yen
2nd	2'000'000 Yen
3rd	1'000'000 Yen
4th	800'000 Yen
5th	700'000 Yen
6th	600'000 Yen

Jury	Minoru Nojima (jpn) (Chm.) Willem Brons (hol) Daejin Kim (cor) Michie Koyama (jpn) Dominique Merlet (f) Cecile Ousset (f) Peter Roesel (frg) Katsumi Ueda (jpn) Eliso Virsaladze (geor) Oxana Yablonskaya (rus) Zhou Guangren (chn)

Repertoire
Preselection Audio rec.	*solo* --- 15 min. free
Audition	*one concerto* w/pi accomp. any concerto (first movement)
1st stage	*solo* 2 - Etudes Chopin (spec.) *one concerto* Mozart KV449, 2nd + 3rd movem. compulsory w/string quartet
2nd stage	one concerto 1 - 4 (Ravel/Prok2/Prok3/Bartok3)
Finals	one concerto (NB *two* to be prepared, *one* to be performed) 2 - 15 Beeth./.../Rachm.
NB	for further specifications consult the brochure, or visit www.simc.jp or contact AAF

Address	Sendai International Music Competition Sendai Cultural Foundation 3-27-5, Asahigaoka Aoba-ku Sendai 981-0904 Japan
Tel.	(+81) 22 - 7271871
Fax	(+81) 22 - 7271873
E-mail	info@simc.jp
Web site	www.simc.jp

Sendai International Music Competition (AAF)