Schedule
- Round 1
- 26–28 Aug 2018
- Round 2
- 29–30 Aug 2018
- Semi-final
- 31 Aug 2018
- Jury Concert
- 1 Sep 2018
- Final
- 2 Sep 2018
- Laureates' Concert
- 5 Sep 2018, Suntory Hall Blue Rose
Venues
- Competition rounds / Jury Concert / Final
- Yokosuka Art Hall
- Laureates' Concert
- Suntory Hall Blue Rose, Tokyo
Orchestra
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Naoto Otomo
Prizes
- 1st Prize — ¥800,000
- 2nd Prize — ¥400,000
- 3rd Prize — ¥200,000
- Koichi Hamanaka Prize
- Yokosuka Award (Audience Prize)
Compulsory Repertoire
Preselection (digital recording)
- Jean Françaix: Clarinet Concerto — 3rd & 4th movements (with piano)
Round 1
Perform both (1) and (2). Order free.
- F. Devienne: Clarinet Sonata No.1 in C major, 1st movement (no repeat) [Transatlantiques]
- C. M. v. Weber: Clarinet Concertino in E-flat major, Op.26
Round 2
- R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op.73
- Choose one: F. Donatoni — Clair (1980), No.1 (first 4 pages) / P. Boulez — Domaines (original only)
Semi-final
Perform (1)–(3) within 40 minutes. Order free.
- C. Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
- Choose one: J. Brahms Clarinet Sonata No.1 Op.120/1 or No.2 Op.120/2
- Free choice work composed after 1901
Final
- W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 (from memory)
- Commissioned work by Michio Kitazume
Jury
President of the Jury
Michel Arrignon
Former Professor, Paris Conservatoire / Honorary Professor, Reina Sofía School of Music
Philippe Berrod
Principal Clarinet, Orchestre de Paris / Professor, Paris Conservatoire
Jerry Chae
Professor, Korea National University of Arts / Former Principal, Seoul Philharmonic
Wei-Leng (William) Chen
Former Principal Clarinet, Taipei Symphony Orchestra
Michael Collins
International clarinet soloist and conductor
Johannes Gmeinder
Professor, Mendelssohn University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Harri Mäki
Professor, Sibelius Academy
Ayako Oshima
Associate Professor, Hartt School / Faculty, The Juilliard School
Seiki Shinohe
Professor, Tokyo College of Music / Former Principal, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Tadayoshi Takeda
President & Professor, Kunitachi College of Music
Yuan Yuan
Professor, Central Conservatory of Music / Associate Principal, China Philharmonic Orchestra
Laureates
- 1st Prize
Alessandro Beverari
Koichi Hamanaka Prize & Yokosuka Award - 2nd Prize
Youjin Jung
- 3rd Prize
Tiago Bento
- Laureate
Ann Lepage
- Laureate
Zhou Xiangyu