Judging Format
The competition will be divided into the Initial Selection Round, the Preliminaries (Rounds 1-3), and the Final.
The Initial Selection Round will be judged using DVDs (in DVD-video format) of applicants performances.
The Preliminary Rounds and the Final will be open to the public.
Judging
- The results of the Initial Selections will be publically announced on the competition website.
- All contestants’ results will be made public.
- The judges will have no contact with the contestants between Round 1 and the Final.
This rule does not apply to any contestants who have been eliminated from the competition at an earlier stage. - The Juries' decision is final. Neither appeals nor objections will be accepted.
Chair of Jury
Shuku IWASAKI [ Japan / Pianist ]
Juries
Susumu AOYAGI [ Japan / Pianist ]
Vincenzo BALZANI [ Italy / Pianist ]
Shinichiro IKEBE [ Japan / Composer ]
Ikuyo KAMIYA [ Japan / Pianist ]
Daejin KIM [ Korea / Pianist ]
Piotr PALECZNY [ Poland / Pianist ]
Myrthala SALAZAR [ Mexico / Pianist ]
Mikhail VOSKRESENSKY ［Russia / Pianist ］
Adam WODNICKI [ USA / Pianist ]
The juries' names are listed in alphabetical order without their titles.
Instruments
The organizers will provide pianos for the Preliminary Rounds and the Final Round.
