Please follow the below measures to help prevent the COVID-19 spread. Your understanding and cooperation are much appreciated.

⁃ We ask you not to come to the venue if you seem to have symptoms such as a fever, cough, sneezing, sore throat, or simply not feeling well.

⁃ Wear a face mask to cover your nose and mouth. Please show consideration for fellow audience members.

⁃ Strictly follow the precautions against infectious diseases such as the cough etiquette and washing and disinfecting your hands frequently.

⁃ Our staff members conduct temperature screening with thermal imaging cameras for all those who are entering the venue. If you have a fever of 37.5°C/99.5°F or higher, you are not allowed to enter the venue.

⁃ No beverage is sold in the Recital Hall area.

⁃ Show your ticket to the usher. Then tear off the stub by yourself and put it in the box.

⁃ We do not hand out program leaflets and such printed materials. Please pick them up by yourself from specific areas.

⁃ Coin lockers are not available.

⁃ We do not accept flowers and gifts for the contestants. Nor can you give them directly to the contestants.

⁃ Avoid directly greeting the contestants or waiting for their stage door appearances.

⁃ Allow enough time to get into the venue.

It has been decided that we will not conduct the bag check initially planned.

https://www.t-bunka.jp/en/tmc/

*The estimated starting time of each performance is subject to change.

11:00-

1. YOKOYAMA Ruka

J.S.Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV1080-Contrapunctus X

S.Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No.8 in B-flat major, Op.84

11:36-

2. SHIBATA Hiroki

D.Scarlatti: Sonata in d minor, K32

W.A.Mozart: Fantasy in c minor, K475

W.A.Mozart: Piano Sonata in c minor, K457

12:14-

3. GOJO Reo

J.S.Bach: Aria variata in a minor, BWV989

F.Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.9 in A-flat major “Ricordanza”, S139/9

F.Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.12 in b-flat minor “Chasse-neige”, S139/12

A.Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.5, Op.53

(Break 12:51-13:51)

13:51-

4. SHIGEMATSU Yoshitaka

O.Messiaen: Preludes-1. The Dove, 8. A Reflection in the Wind

F.Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 in b minor, Op.58

14:28-

5. OSAKI Yuki

C.Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

T.Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch II—In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen

O.Messiaen: Twenty looks at the child Jesus-X. Contemplation of the joyful Spirit

15:05-

6. YABE Haruna

J.S.Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, No.19 in A major, BWV888

R.Schumann: Piano Sonata No.1 in f-sharp minor, Op.11

(Break 15:40-15:55)

15:55-

7. SUZUKI Yusuke

C.Debussy: Images Book 2 “Bells through the leaves”

F.Schubert: Piano Sonata No.19 c minor, D958

16:30-

8. GONDA Teruaki

L.v.Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.27 in e minor, Op.90

R.Schumann: Piano Sonata No.2 in g minor, Op.22

(Break 17:01-17:16)

17:16-

9. NISHIMOTO Yuya

J.S.Bach: Partita No.2 in c minor, BWV826

J.Brahms: Seven Fantasies, Op.116

17:53-

10. MATSUDA Ayaka

J.S.Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in d minor, BWV903

G.Ligeti: Etude No.13 “The Devil’s Staircase”

G.Fauré: Nocturne No.13 in b minor, Op.119

F.Chopin: Ballade No.4 in f minor, Op.52

(Break 18:28-18:43)

18:43-

11. WATANABE Masato

S.Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No.5 in C major, Op.135

F.Liszt: Two legends, S175

19:18-

12. TANI Akito

F.Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody, S254

S.Rachmaninoff: Étude-tableau No.6 in e-flat minor, Op.33/6

I.Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka

21:00　Result Announcement (The result will be posted only on our website.)

Reserved Seats 550yen Pre-sale sold out

*The tickets initially sold as general admission have been changed to reserved seats to maintain a distance between audience members.

[Additional Tickets]

A few additional tickets will go on sale at 10:00 on Fri,  Aug 14. (Only available at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office)

[Day tickets]

Tickets not available.

Wed, Apr 22, 2020

Currently, the ticket sales have been suspended and will restart on Wed, Jul 15. Every other seat will be unoccupied in a checkerboard pattern.

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office

[If you are unable to attend the performance, you can claim a refund.]

If you wish to get a refund for your tickets, please follow the below steps during the designated period.

Those who purchased tickets at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office (by telephone, in person, online)

Period for accepting refund requests:

Until Wednesday, September 30, 2020

(The request submission must be postmarked by the deadline.)

How to request a refund (By post only)

Please send your tickets and a sheet of paper filled out with the following information to the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office.

* Used tickets are not refundable. Refunds will only be provided for tickets with a stub attached.

* If you have not collected the tickets at a 7-Eleven store yet, please make sure to collect them by the ticket-issuing due date. The tickets are also required for those who request a refund. You cannot get the ticket issued after the due date.

Required information:

Your name (Japanese phonetics included)

Your telephone number

The total number of your purchased tickets

Your bank account information (Please leave a note if you do not have your bank account in Japan.)—bank name, branch name, account holder (Japanese phonetics included), account type (checking or savings), account number

Postal Address:

Attn: Ticket Refund Team

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office

5-45, Uenokoen, Taito-ku, Tokyo,110-8716

* Please note that your tickets will not be reimbursed in case the mail is not delivered to the Box Office by misdelivery and so on.

Costs you get refunded

1. Ticket Cost

2. Service charges

* All expenses presented by the box office on purchasing tickets.

* If you have purchased with tickets for other events, only the system charge and the ticket issuing fee will be refunded.

3. Postage fee for sending back tickets (Up to 244yen)

* Please note that your tickets will not be reimbursed in case the mail is not delivered to the Box Office by misdelivery and so on.

Refund Period

You will receive a refund in your designated bank account in about two months after the box office receives your tickets.

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture/ The Yomiuri Shimbun/ Kao Corporation/ Tokyo Metropolitan Government