International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo

Règlement & répertoire

Inscription & droits

• Born on or after 1 January 1992. Online application opens 20 December 2026 and closes 22 January 2027 at 23:59 JST (15:59 in Germany). Pay ¥15,000 during this window by bank transfer or PayPal. Generally non-refundable.
• Upload one recommendation letter from an organ teacher or specialist, in Japanese or English, as a PDF or scanned image. Add a high-resolution front-facing waist-up portrait, scan of passport or official ID with name and birth date, and unlisted video link. Enter the final programme with composer, original-language title, timing and reasons for the selections. The submitted programme is fixed.

Tours & durées

Video audition · Bach then Reger

• Record Bach’s Trio super Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend BWV 655, then Reger’s D minor Toccata Op. 59 No. 5. Use pipe organ, side view with whole body visible, recorded in the three months before submission. Separate takes and organs are allowed; combine the two in that order without editing within a work. Use Roman-letter name in the video title and recording date and venue in English in the description. About 15 advance; results by 28 February.

Round 1 · 11–12 September · choose one from each pool plus both Litaize pieces

• A: choose Buxtehude BuxWV 142 or 156, Bruhns large E minor or G major Prelude, or Lübeck LübWV 12. B: choose one pair by de Grigny, Fugue à 5 plus Dialogue sur les Grands-Jeux from Veni Creator, or Fugue à 5 plus Point d’Orgue sur les Grands-Jeux from A Solis Ortus. C: play both Lied and Scherzo from Litaize’s Douze Pièces. Order is free.

Round 2 · 15–16 September · four works

• Choose a Müthel Fantasia in G minor or F major; Bach Sonata No. 2 BWV 526 or No. 6 BWV 530; and one Bach choice from BWV 542, 544 or 548. Also play Mendelssohn Sonata No. 5 in D major Op. 65. Free order. This round uses the Yokota organ in Ichikawa.

Final · 19 September · 40–50 min including transitions

• Build a continuous recital of original organ music including one J.S. Bach organ work and at least one work composed in 2001 or later. No arrangements or transcriptions and no repertoire from the prescribed Round 1 or Round 2 lists. Include entry, exit and intervals in the time.

Répertoire

• Mandatory orientation 8 September at 15:00. Indicate extra rehearsal and any request for an organizer-provided registrant on the form. The First Round and Final use the Marcussen & Søn at Musashino; First and Second Rounds are judged blind. Official prospectus gives travel reimbursement and lodging conditions.

Source : Official prospectus, repertoire and organ specifications