HISTORY

Dates	Thu,Nov.8 - Sun,Nov.25, 2018 First Stage ： Fri,Nov.9 - Tue,Nov.13, 2018 Second Stage ： Thu,Nov.15 - Sat,Nov.17, 2018 Third Stage ： Mon,Nov.19 - Tue,Nov.20, 2018 Final Stage ： Fri,Nov.23 - Sat,Nov.24, 2018 Prizewinners' Concert in Hamamatsu ： Sat,Nov.24, 2018 Prizewinners' Concert in Tokyo ： Sun,Nov.25, 2018	Thu,Nov.8 - Sun,Nov.25, 2018 First Stage Fri,Nov.9 - Tue,Nov.13, 2018 Second Stage Thu,Nov.15 - Sat,Nov.17, 2018 Third Stage Mon,Nov.19 - Tue,Nov.20, 2018 Final Stage Fri,Nov.23 - Sat,Nov.24, 2018 Prizewinners' Concert in Hamamatsu Sat,Nov.24, 2018 Prizewinners' Concert in Tokyo Sun,Nov.25, 2018
Venue	ACT CITY Hamamatsu
Orchestra	Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Jury	OGAWA Noriko (Chairperson) Paul HUGHES Jan JIRACEK VON ARNIM Alexander KOBRIN MOON Ick Choo Ronan O’HORA SAKO Akiyosh Elisso VIRSALADZE Uta WEYAND WU Ying Dina YOFFE
Eligibility	The Competition is open to pianists born on or after January 1, 1988.
Comissioned Composer	SASAKI Fuyuhiko 「SACRIFICE」
Number of applicants	382 (37 countries and 1 region)
Number of competitors	88 (19 countries and 1 region)