Kobe International
Flute Competition

神戸国際フルートコンクール

August 29 [Fri] through September 7 [Sun] , 2025

• First Round　August 29 [Fri] -30 [Sat] , and September 1 [Mon] -2 [Tue]
• Second Round　September 4 [Thu]
• Final Round　September 6 [Sat]
• Awards Ceremony　September 6 [Sat]
• Exhibition Concert　September 7 [Sun]

Kobe Bunka Hall, Medium Hall
(4-2-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, JAPAN)

Access

Please see the Contestants page

Contestants

For performance instructions and other details, please refer to the Repertoire page.

Repertoire

FIRST ROUND

Perform one piece from each Group (1) and (2).

(1) J. S. Bach: Sonata h-moll BWV1030

(2) Choose one from a) or b)
a) K. J. Andersen: Concertstück Op.3
b) S. Karg-Elert: Sonate B-dur Op.121

SECOND ROUND

Perform one piece from each Group (1), (2), and (3).

(1)Choose one from a) to c).a) H. Büsser: Andalucia Op.86
b) P. Gaubert: Sonatine；Quasi Fantasia
c) R. Muczynski: Moments, Op.47

(2) Choose one from a) to c).

a) J. Demersseman: Grande Fantaisie de concert sur “Obéron” de Weber Op. 52
b) A. B. Fürstenau: Fantasie über “Norma” Op.133
c) P. Taffanel: Fantaisie sur “Le Freyschutz”

(3) J. Ibert：Pièce

FINAL ROUND

(1) W. A. Mozart: Konzert D-dur K.314

(2) Unaccompanied pieces of 10 minutes or less composed after 1985, limited to works published as of April 2024.

Chairperson
SAKAI Hideaki

Members
Silvia CAREDDU
Michael FAUST
Renate GREISS-ARMIN
Timothy HUTCHINS
Hiroaki KANDA
Andrea LIEBERKNECHT
Andrea OLIVA
PIAO Meixiang

*Yumiko SAKUMA has decided to withdraw from her position as judge due to personal reasons. Hiroaki KANDA will replace her as judge. (Updated on August 7, 2025)

*Felix Renggli has decided to withdraw from his position as judge due to personal reasons. Michael Faust will replace him as judge. (Updated on March 19, 2025)

Jury

First prize: 2,000,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit
Second prize: 1,000,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit
Third prize: 500,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit
Forth to sixth prizes: 200,000 Japanese yen / Certificate of Merit

• Special prizes may be awarded apart from those mentioned above.
• Additional awards may be given by organizations or individuals who support the objectives of the Competition.
• The prize money shall be given after any necessary taxes are deducted according to the tax laws of Japan. The applicable tax rate, in principle, is 20.42%.
• The highest prizewinner may be invited to give solo recitals in Kobe or elsewhere in Japan, and to perform as a soloist with major orchestras in Japan.

Ryukakusan Co., Ltd.
Kobe Bunka Mother Port Club

Other corporate sponsorships and individual supporters

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, Agency for Cultural Affairs Cultural Arts Promotion Grant 2025 (Functional enhancement promotion project for theaters, music halls, etc.) Japan Arts Council.

Tsutomu Nakauchi Foundation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Hyogo Prefecture, Asia Flutists Federation
Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation, Japan Broadcasting Corporation Kobe Station, Kiss FM KOBE, Kobe Shimbun, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), Radio Kansai, SUN-TV, The Asahi Shimbun Kobe Bureau, The Mainichi Newspapers Kobe Bureau, The Sankei Shimbun Kobe Bureau, The Yomiuri Shimbun

Secretariat for the Management Committee of the Kobe International Flute Competition

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