1. Prizes

Those who place first, second, and third in each section are stated as the winners, and they will be awarded diplomas and cash prizes according to the judges at the final rounds.
Other finalists will be awarded diplomas with extra prizes as well.
Also, the finalist of each section who obtained the largest number of votes from the audience will receive the Audience Award with an extra prize.

2. Support for the winners

(1) Engagements for the performances organized by the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Those who place first and the top will perform with an orchestra at “The Winners Concert” (venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main Hall) which Tokyo Bunka Kaikan presents in the following year of the Competition.
The winners have a possibility of performing at the various concerts and operas presented or co-presented by the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
We will recommend them to the concerned organizations for performing with orchestras based in Tokyo at the “Classical Concerts with Emerging Artists” which are held by the Tokyo municipalities.

(2) Recital support

If a winner holds a recital during the next 5 years from the competition, the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan will co-present the recital once per winner, providing the Recital Hall at half the cost (excluding adjoining facilities, piano tuning fees and such ) and supporting through public relations and advertisement.

(3) Promoting the winners

The winners’ detailed profiles are listed in the Tokyo Music Competition Report which is distributed to the organizations involved such as music management offices and the press.
The winners’ profiles and their upcoming activities will be posted on the Tokyo Music Competition-List of Winners of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan website.

(4) Introducing the winners as a performer to the related events

The winners will be recommended as a performer of various events including concerts organized by other institutes of the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture.