The 4th Sendai International Music Competition
Number of Applicants and Results of the Preliminary Selection

We received a total of 430 applications from 40 countries and regions for both the violin and piano sections by the application deadline ("postmarked no later than October 1, 2009").

220 applicants (106 for the Violin Section and 114 for the Piano Section) passed the Preliminary Selection, which was held from late October to early November and will go on to the Screening Auditions.

Contestants for the 4th Sendai International Music Competition will be determined by the Screening Auditions to be held in January 2010 in six cities around the world (New York, Moscow, Berlin, Vienna, Paris and Sendai).

Number of applicants and those who passed the Preliminary Selection

		1st SIMC	2nd SIMC	3rd SIMC	4th SIMC
		(2001)	(2004)	(2007)	(2010)
Application	Violin Section	157	148	131	144
	Piano Section	143	162	191	286
	Total	300	310	322	430
Selected	Violin Section	96	105	100	106
	Piano Section	94	96	113	114
	Total	190	201	213	220

→Go to "Numbers by Country/Region"

Screening Auditions

City	Violin Section	Piano Section	Venue
New York	Jan. 7, 2010	Jan. 8, 2010	The Juilliard School
Moscow	Jan. 11, 2010	Jan. 12, 2010	Moscow P. I Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Berlin	Jan. 14, 2010	Jan. 15, 2010	Berliner Philharmonie
Vienna	Jan. 16, 2010	Jan. 17, 2010	Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Paris	Jan. 18, 2010	Jan. 19, 2010	Conservatoire Maurice-Ravel
Sendai	Jan. 30 - 31, 2010	Jan. 24 - 25, 2010	Sendai City Youth Cultural Center

*The Screening Auditions are open to the public.(Admission free)

The 4th Sendai International Music Competition

Competition Dates:	Violin Section May 22 - June 6, 2010 Piano Section June 13 - June 27, 2010
Venue:	Sendai City Youth Cultural Center (3-27-5, Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref., JAPAN )