The 7th Osaka International Mandolin Festival & Competition

Competition Outline

We will hold not only the regular solo mandolin competition but also the solo mandola, mandoloncello, mandolute competition!

• October 8th and 9th, 2011

• The Phoenix Hall (Osaka)
  c/o Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co. Ltd.
  4-15-10 Nishi-Tenma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0047 JAPAN

• Category A: Mandolin Solo
• Category B: Mandola, Mandoloncello or Mandolute Solo

• July 19th, 2011 (Tue):
• Deadline of application for the preliminary examination< (Both category)/li>
• August 1st, 2011 (Mon)
• Announcement of the result of the preliminary examination (On this website)
• October 8th, 2011 (Sat)
• Semifinal
• October 9th, 2011 (Sun)
• Final

• We deal only in the domestic shipment in Japan.
• If you are not in Japan, get it from Hause der Musik Trekel.

• APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY
• Under 30 years old on 9th October, 2011
• PRIZES
• First winner; JPN 200,000 and a mandolin made by R. Calace, from Fret Gakki OZAKI Co. Ltd.
• Second winner; JPN 150,000 and extra prize
• Third winner; JPN 100,000 and extra prize
• PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (by recorded media)
• Love Song op. 275, by Carlo Munier (1859-1911)
  * Unaccompanied, No assignment for the issues
• SEMI-FINAL (held on 8th October)
• Less than 20 minutes program including ‘Couple pour Mandolin solo’, by Yoshinao Kobayashi (Haus der Musik Trekel, T6399).
• Playing time include entrance and exit time.
  No assignment for accompaniment.
• FINAL (held on 9th October)
• Free program with 20 – 30 minutes, including at least one piece of Carlo Munier.
• Playing time includes entrance and exit.
• No assignment for accompaniment.

• APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY
• No limit for ages.
  One applicant can apply with one instrument among Mandola (tenor), Mandoloncello and Mandolute.
• PRIZES
• First winner; JPN 50,000 and extra prize
• Second winner; JPN 30,000 and extra prize
• Third winner; JPN 10,000 and extra prize
• PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (by recorded media)
• Choose any part from the final piece (your choice), and record for 5 – 10 minutes.
• No assignment for accompaniment.
• You can apply with a part or one movement of whole tune, but in this case, you need a clear notification to tell us which part you chose.
• FINAL (held on 9th October)
• Free program for 15 – 20 minutes, including the part you recorded in preliminary exam.
• Playing time includes entrance and exit.
• No assignment for accompaniment.

• Takashi Kubota [Head of judges]
  (composer and director, Japan)
• Kenzo Kumei
  (Mandolinist, Japan)
• Yoshinao Kobayashi
  (Composer, Japan)
• Goshi Yoshida
  (Mandolinist, Japan)
• Carlo Aonzo
  (Mandolinist, Italy)
• Ugo Orlandi
  (Mandolinist, Italy)
• Richardo Sandoval
  (Venezuela folk instruments player, Spain)
• Tamara Volskaya
  (Domra player, USA)
• Vyacheslav Kruglov
  (Domra player and Mandolinist, Russia）

• JPN 10,000 (both categories)
  Please pay the fee by July 30th by bank transfer.
  If the fee is not paid by the due date, your entry will be canceled.
  Applicants take the transfer charge, and we do not return the entry fee in any situations.
  You have to pay the fee even if you turn down after the preliminary exam.

• Preliminarily examination of both categories
• Judges will select among entries without knowing the entry names.
• 12 entries in category A will go to the semi-final, and 8 entries in category B will go to the final.
• Judges score each entry by three accounts (A, B and C).
• Category A
• Full points in the semi-final is 25 to compulsory and self-chosen each (50 total).
• Final is only self-chosen pieces, with 50 points.
• The final selection depends on the total score from semi-final and final (100 points) and the winner will be chosen by eight judges.
• The highest and lowest points form judges are eliminated and the average of the rest points is calculated.
• Category B
• 50 points for the final. Calculation will be the same with that of category A.

• 2 points are reduced when your play runs over.
• Results will be open to public.
• A judge cannot evaluate the entries who have learned under him (from preliminary exam to the final).
• Program should be different between semi-final and final.
• You are not allowed to complain to the judges.