Application Outline
| Period |
August 12.2026(Wed) to August 22.2026(Sat)
Lessons (violin, cello,)/August 12 (Wed.)～20 (Thu.) Lessons (piano)/August 13 (Thu.)～20 (Thu.) Master Class Students' Presentation / August 21 (Fri.) IMA Music Award Ceremony / August 22 (Sat.)
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| Location |
Ishikawa Ongakudo
・Address: 20-1 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, 920-0856, Japan ・Tel: +81 76-232-8111
Ishikawa Prefecture Youth Center
・Address: 212-1 Tokiwamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, 920-0834, Japan ・Tel: +81-76-252-0666 |
| Number of applications |
◯60 violin applications
◯17 cello applications
◯16 piano applications |
| Faculty |
Violin
Koichiro Harada (Music Director,Toho Gakuen College Music Department)
Regis Pasquier (Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris) Masafumi Hori(Toho Gakuen College Music Department) Kyoko Takezawa(Tokyo College of Music) Weigang Li(Tianjin Julliard School)
Mayuko Kamio (Tokyo College of Music) Jehye Lee(Korea National University of Arts, School of Music)
Michiko Kamiya (Toho Gakuen College Music Department)Cello
Hakuro Mori (Toho Gakuen College Music Department)
Kangho Lee(Korea National University of Arts, School of Music) Piano
Pascal Devoyon(Kunitachi College of Music) Andreas Weber(Mozarteum University Salzburg) Katsunori Ishii(Tokyo College of Music) |
| Tuition |
JPY 170,000 (tax incl.)
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| Applicant Qualifications |
There are no restrictions on nationality . In principle, students under 30 years old
(students over 30 years old must be recommended by the instructor) |
| Application Procedure |
・All applicants are required to submit an audition video recording. Upload your performance video of approximately 10 minutes to YouTube with clear sound and video, and send the link to the IMA Tokyo Office (email: ima@aspen.jp). ・Write your instrument, your name, Course Taken, Recording Date (Year/Month/Date), and the name of the audition piece in its original language in the email, also in the YouTube description. ・YouTube Title Format: Your Name – Composer – Audition Piece in Original Language ・The completed application form should be sent to the IMA Tokyo Office (email: ima@aspen.jp). |
| Selection of applications |
Recording Audition
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| Application Deadline |
May 7 2026(Thu)
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| Notification of Selected students |
2026 Results will be sent through e-mail or post.
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| Other Information |
Each student will have 5 lessons (50 minutes per lesson).
Students may prepare up to 3 pieces for the lessons. Please choose the piece to perform at the
recital from the three pieces prepared for the lessons.
The students cannot select their faculty. All lessons are open to public. As a general rule, there should be an accompanist for string and vocal lessons. Interpreters are available for students. Accommodation: Further details will be informed after the selection. The organizers may ask the students to change lesson pieces. |
| Concerts |
Concerts are planned during the Academy, with students and guest players.
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| Contact Information |
Please direct all inquiries and applications to:
IMA(Ishikawa Music Academy)Tokyo Office 2-20-16 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031 JAPAN International:Tel +81-3-5467-0081 Fax +81-3-5468-0066 Email:ima@aspen.jp |