The 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition & Festa will take place this May. Here is the official schedule. Full details will be announced in late March.
※All times are JST (UTC+9)
※Please note that the schedule may change.

Late March: Announcement of Selected Ensembles

Participating ensembles will be announced on this website.

The 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Festa
May 9th – May 13th

Rounds

• May 9th
  1st Round (Toyama) | 10:30-18:00 at Toyama Prefecture Takaoka Culture Hall
  1st Round (Mie) | 10:30-18:00 at Mie Pref. Fine Arts Center
• May 12th
  Semifinal Round (Osaka) | 10:00-17:00 at Sumitomolife Izumi Hall
• May 13th
  Final Round (Osaka) | 14:00-17:30 at Sumitomolife Izumi Hall

Ensemble SHOWCASE

Featuring remarkable ensembles narrowly missing the semi-finals.

• May 11th
  Ensemble SHOWCASE #1 | 19:00–21:00 at Sumitomolife Izumi Hall
• May 12th
  Ensemble SHOWCASE #2 | 19:00–21:00 at Sumitomolife Izumi Hall

The 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
May 17th – May 24th

Rounds

Featuring Section I (String Quartet) and Section II (Piano Trio/Quartet).
All competition rounds held at Sumitomolife Izumi Hall.

• May 17th
  Section I: 1st Round | 10:00-19:45
• May 18th
  Section II: 1st Round | 10:00-19:45
• May 19th
  Section I: 2nd Round | 10:00-20:15
• May 20th
  Section II: 2nd Round | 10:00-20:15
• May 21st
  Section I: 3rd Round | 10:30-17:20
• May 22nd
  Section I & II: Final Round | 10:00-17:50

Prizewinners’ Concerts

Osaka Performance: Featuring 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners (Sections I & II).
Tokyo Performance: Featuring 1st prize winners (Sections I & II).

• May 23rd
  Osaka Concert | 14:00–18:00 at Sumitomolife Izumi Hall
• May 24th
  Tokyo Concert | 14:00–16:00 at Suntory Hall Blue Rose (Small Hall)