The Ninth International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo for organists born on or after January 1, 1988, will take place September 6–20, 2023, in Japan.
The final rounds will occur at the Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, with its 1984 Marcussen & Søn organ, and at St. Gregory House Institute for Religious Music, with its 1986 Jürgen Ahrend instrument. First prize is 1,200,000 Yen, with recital opportunities in Japan and a CD recording with Naxos; second prize, 800,000 Yen; third prize, 600,000 Yen.
The jury includes Yves Rechsteiner (Switzerland), Martin Haselböck (Austria), Hiroe Rie (Japan), Kim Jisung (South Korea), Matthias Maierhofer (Austria), Thomas Ospital (France), and Krzysztof Urbaniak (Poland). Deadline for application is January 20, 2023.
For information: https://www.musashino.or.jp/iocm/.
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