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Osaka International Music Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Annual multi-category competition (27th edition 2026) with a piano section from children to professionals plus two-piano and four-hand sections. Applicants from abroad can enter by video or at overseas regional rounds (Atlanta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Vienna, Taiwan and others); finals in Osaka.
- Organiser
- OSAKA International Music Promotion Society
- Instruments
- Piano, Two pianos, Piano four hands, Harpsichord, Other instruments (amateur section)
- Category
- Solo piano, Piano duo & four hands, Harpsichord & fortepiano
- Age limits
- Piano Age-E (born 2014-2020) to Age-G (any age after university); two-piano and four-hand sections; amateur and youth sections
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online entry; video audition deadline 15 Aug 2026; fees by round (Age-U/G semi-final JPY 19,500, final JPY 29,800).
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary audio audition (Japan regions only)
- Semi-final: regional on-site or video
- Final: Osaka, 3-11 Oct 2026
- Gala/Grand Final: 12 Oct 2026
Repertoire
Age-U/G semi-final: one etude by Chopin, Debussy, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev or Liszt plus free work (10 min); final free choice (8 min).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Christopher Hinterhuber (Artistic Director)
- Alexander Muellenbach
- Alexander Paley
- Dina Yoffe
- Gabriel Kwok
- Thomas Kreuzberger
- Tomoko Sawallisch
- Shinichiro Nakano
- Yoko Kitano
Prizes
- Grand Prix: JPY 500,000, certificate and trophy
- 1st-3rd prize and Espoir prize per section
- Special prizes incl. Thomas Kreuzberger Award EUR 500
Past editions
- 2026 — Osaka, finals 3-12 Oct 2026 source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source