The Sendai International Music Competition
The Sendai International Music Competition (SIMC) started in 2001 in Sendai City. It is held every three years.
The competition consists of two sections, violin and piano, that have unique aspects focusing on concertos in the selection of its repertoire.
The contestants, who are selected through preliminary stages, perform the concertos with the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra in the semifinals and finals.
Dates of Selections
- Violin Sections: May 22 - June 6, 2010, at Sendai City Youth Cultural Center
- Piano Sections: June 13 - June 27, 2010, at Sendai City Youth Cultural Center
About This Page
There are about 60 repertoires selected for the 4th SIMC.
Our web site, Naxos music Library (NML), contains recordings of almost all those repertoires.
You can listen to them in NML as a 15-minute preview user.
If you are a subscriber of NML, you can play them without any restriction.
You or the institution you belong to may be a subscriber of the international version of Naxos Music Library (http://www.naxosmusiclibrary.com). We are sorry that you cannot use that subscription here. This page is provided by the Japanese Naxos Music Library and your international subscription is not valid in this Japanese service.
Attention
- This page is provided by Naxos Japan, Inc. It is not an official service of SIMC.
- The edition of scores used in the recordings may be different from the one specified by SIMC.
- If you meet any obstacles in the competition due to the use of NML, we cannot owe any obligation to them.
How to Use
(1) Select the stage and repertoire from the left menu (under the header 
).
(2) Click this button 
at the upper right. You will log on to this service as a preview user.
(3) Click the button 
at the bottom of the album image you would like to listen to. The track will automatically start playing.
*You will automatically log out after 15 minutes.