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Tokyo International Winds, Strings and Vocal Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Japanese multi-venue competition (5th edition, 2026) with vocal, wind, string and musical divisions for students, young and mature professionals. Preliminaries run July–November 2026 at regional venues, with a winners' concert planned for May 2027.
- Organiser
- Tokyo International Association of Artists (Tokyo Kokusai Geijutsu Kyokai)
- Instruments
- Voice (classical), Winds, Strings, Musical
- Category
- Opera & general voice
- Age limits
- Divisions by age: high school under 20; university under 24; Emerging vocalist 21–30; Professional 18+; Masters F 18–33, A 34–49, G 50+ (ages as of 1 April 2027). No nationality restriction stated.
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Application by post/online per division; deadlines 1 July - 9 November 2026; fees roughly JPY 6,600 - 21,000 by division and round
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary (July-November 2026, regional)
- Semi-final
- Final; winners' concert May 2027
Repertoire
Free choice of classical repertoire; time limits per division and round.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Top prize JPY 200,000 (Professional division), decreasing by division and place
- Winners/finalists: Vienna performance opportunity, master class discounts
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source