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Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting

Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting

Tokyo International Music Competition for ConductingThe Tokyo International Music Competition launched in 1966 and consisting of three categories for vocalists, conductors, and chamber ensembles, has helped foster numerous artists and contributed to development of the world of music, not only in Japan but throughout the world.

Conducting  List of Winners

1st
competition in 1967
1st place: Yukinori Tezuka/2nd place: Shigenobu Yamaoka/
3rd place: Hiroshi Koizumi
2st
competition in 1970
1st place: Kazuhiro Koizumi/ 2nd place: Tadaaki Otaka/
3rd place: Jacques Brourman
3st
competition in 1973
1st place: no awardee/ 2nd place: Akinari Iguchi,
Yasuhiko Shiozawa and David Howell/ 3rd place: no awardee
4st
competition in 1976
1st place: Alan Balter/ 2nd place: Jerome Kaltenbach/
3rd place: Makoto Kokubu
5st
competition in 1979
1st place: Alan Balter/ 2nd place: Jerome Kaltenbach/
3rd place: Makoto Kokubu
6st
competition in 1982
1st place: Naohiro Totsuka/ 2nd place: Kazushi Ohno/
3rd: place Hiroyuki Odano
7st
competition in 1985
1st place: Naohiro Totsuka/ 2nd place: Kazushi Ohno/
3rd: place Hiroyuki Odano
8st
competition in 1988
1st place: Hirofumi Kurita/ 2nd place: Alexandre Titov/
3rd: place Carlo Rizzi
9st
competition in 1991
1st place: Hirofumi Kurita/ 2nd place: Alexandre Titov/
3rd: place Carlo Rizzi
10st
competition in 1994
1st place: Hirofumi Kurita/ 2nd place: Alexandre Titov/
3rd: place Carlo Rizzi
11st
competition in 1997
1st place: no awardee/ 2nd place: Marco Parisotto,
Yun-Sung Chang and Ronen Borshevsky
12st
competition in 2000
1st place: Tatsuya Shimono/ 2nd place: Toshio Yanagisawa/
3rd: place no awardee
13st
competition in 2003
1st place: no awardee/ 2nd place: Alexander Mayer/
3rd place: James Lowe
14st
competition in 2006
1st place: no awardee/ 2nd place: Kentaro Kawase/
3rd place: no awardee
15st
competition in 2009
1st place: no awardee/ 2nd place: no awardee/
3rd place: Mikhail Leontyev

Vocal Music List of Winners

1st
competition in 1966
1st place: Katsumi Niwa/ 2nd place: Toshitaka Mori/
3rd: place Tadao Yoshie
2st
competition in 1969
1st place: Shuichi Takahashi/ 2nd place: Yasuko Hayashi/
3rd: place Yuko Tsuji and Shigeko Kasuga
3st
competition in 1972
1st place: Motomu Itsuki/ 2nd place: Tami Asakura/
3rd: place Hihoko Takagi
4st
competition in 1975
1st place: Motomu Itsuki/ 2nd place: Tami Asakura/
3rd: place Hihoko Takagi
5st
competition in 1978
1st place: Motomu Itsuki/ 2nd place: Tami Asakura/
3rd: place Hihoko Takagi
6st
competition in 1981
1st place: Yasuko Kozaki/ 2nd place: Tetsuya Ohno/
3rd: place Keiko Asada
7st
competition in 1984
1st place: Kazuko Nagai/ 2nd place: Masako Saida/
3rd: place Masato Makino
8st
competition in 1987
1st place: Mayumi Matsuzono/ 2nd place: Hisara Sato/
3rd: place Galina Simkina
9st
competition in 1990
1st place: Soile Isokoski/ 2nd place: Viktoria Lukianetz/
3rd: place Irina Romischevskaya
10st
competition in 1993
1st place: Soile Isokoski/ 2nd place: Viktoria Lukianetz/
3rd: place Irina Romischevskaya

Chamber ensembles  List of Winners

1st
competition in 1974
1st place: Bela Quartet/ 2nd place: Kiri Quintet
2st
competition in 1977
1st place: no awardee/ 2nd place: Ensemble Adan and Quatre Roseaux Saxophone Ensemble
3st
competition in 1980
[1st Division] 1st place: Duree String Quartet/2nd place: Tokyo Brahms Quartet
[2nd Division] 1st place: Tokyo Piano Quartet/2nd place: Quatre Roseaux Saxophone Ensemble
4st
competition in 1983
[1st Division] 1st place: Duree String Quartet/2nd place: Tokyo Brahms Quartet
[2nd Division] 1st place: Tokyo Piano Quartet/2nd place: Quatre Roseaux Saxophone Ensemble
5st
competition in 1986
[1st Division] 1st place: Halley String Quartet/ 2nd place: Brodsky String Quartet
[2nd Division] 1st place: Harmo Saxophone Ensemble/ 2nd place: Tibia Wind Quintet
6st
competition in 1989
[1st Division] 1st place: Halley String Quartet/ 2nd place: Brodsky String Quartet
[2nd Division] 1st place: Harmo Saxophone Ensemble/ 2nd place: Tibia Wind Quintet
7st
competition in 1992
[1st Division] 1st place: Halley String Quartet/ 2nd place: Brodsky String Quartet
[2nd Division] 1st place: Harmo Saxophone Ensemble/ 2nd place: Tibia Wind Quintet

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