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Biwako International Flute Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Long-running annual flute competition at Gulliver Hall, Takashima, on Lake Biwa, open to all nationalities. General section (no age limit) and Junior section; first round by video, later rounds in person.
- Organiser
- Biwako International Flute Competition Executive Committee
- Instruments
- Flute
- Category
- Solo flute
- Age limits
- General section: any age; Junior section: born on or after 5 May 2006 (2025 edition)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Application form, video file and proof of age by e-mail or post; fee paid by PayPal from abroad (2025 General: JPY 14,000 first round, JPY 22,000 later rounds).
Rounds & time limits
- 1st preliminary: video
- 2nd preliminary: live
- 3rd preliminary (General): live with piano
- Final: live with piano
Repertoire
2025 General: Telemann fantasia (video); Arnold Fantasy, Lorenz, Karg-Elert Sonata Appassionata or Bozza Image; Boehm Grande Polonaise or Taffanel fantasies; final Mozart Concerto K. 313 or K. 314. Junior: studies, then Honegger/Ibert/Hindemith, final Reinecke or Martin Ballade.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Taro Otomo (chair)
- Yoshimi Oshima
- Nobutaka Shimizu
- Ayako Takagi
- Mari Nakano
- Taketo Hashimoto
- Xavier Luck
- Ni Yizhen
Prizes
- General 1st: JPY 1,000,000 plus concert opportunities
- General 2nd: JPY 500,000; 3rd: JPY 200,000
- Junior 1st: JPY 100,000; 2nd: JPY 50,000; 3rd: JPY 30,000
Past editions
- 2025 — Gulliver Hall, Takashima, 3–5 May 2025 (28th competition) source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source