April, 2025: Application open
October 2025: Application deadline
November or December, 2025: Preliminary screening
December, 2025 or January, 2026: Result of the preliminary will be sent to the applilcants
March, 2026: Participants of the competition and festa will be announced
| Sections | Cuarteto de cuerda, Trío con piano, Cuarteto con piano, Festa |
| Deadline | abr - oct 2025 |
| Finals | 22 may 2026 |
| Where | Osaka, Japón |
| Age groups | Open to ensembles of all nationalities whose members were born on or after May 18th, 1990 |
All the rounds of the competition will be held in Osaka. 1st round of Festa will be held in Takaoka city and Tsu city.
All categories have preliminary video screening prior to the 1st round in person.
Competition
Section one: String quartet
Section two: Piano trio or Piano quartet
Festa
Ensembles consisting of two to six instrumentalists
Competition
International travel fee and accommodation will be covered by the organiser.
Festa
Organizer will cover a part of the travel fee. Accommodation will be covered by the organiser.
Monika Henschel - chairperson, viola, Henschel Quartet
Weigang Li, violin, Shanghai Quartet
Kazuki Sawa, violin, Sawa Quartet
Oliver Wille, violin, Kuss Quartet
Mai Motobuchi, viola, former Borromeo String Quartet
Alaidair Tait, cello, former Belcea Quartet
Sung-Won Yang, cello, Trio Owon
Reiko Aizawa, piano, Horszowski Trio
Ichiro Nodaira, piano president of Tokyo College of Music
All the rounds of the competition and festa welcome an audience to the venue in person.
All the rounds of the competition will be live streamed online, and semi-final and final rounds will be live streamed online.
