The application form for the 46th Irino Prize 2023 will be made available SOON.
Its submission deadline will be August 31, 2023.
Online submission will be available for the 46th.
Prof.Yoriaki Matsudaira, a member of the Irino Prize honorary jury, passed away in Tokyo on Jan.9, 2023. He was 91 years old and had served on the Irino Prize jury for almost 40 years.
We would like to announce the results of the 44th and the 45th Irino Prize in 2022. The Selection Committee was held on 13 November, 2022 at the NPO JML Yoshiro Irino Music Institute, Tokyo.
The result of the 44th IRINO PRIZE for Chamber-Orchestral Work, 2022 | Award: 300,000 JPY |
“LA VERITÀ RICURVA” -2017- (11 min) for 11 instruments Composer : Caterina Di Cecca (1984, Italy) | ![]() |
The result of the 45th IRINO PRIZE for Chamber Music, 2022 | Award: 200,000 JPY (shared) |
“Invisible” – 2021- (10 min) for vl, cl and piano Composer : Yuji Yao (1994, China) | ![]() |
“Bleu II” -2020- (9 min) for String Quartet Composer : Tsu-Yao Yang (1991, Taiwan) | ![]() |
Total of Entries: 17 compositions from 8 countries for the 44th, and 31 compositions from 7 countries for the 45th.
Jury: Takayuki RAI(Chair), Satoshi TANAKA, Mari TAKANO, Masahiro MIWA, Haruyuki SUZUKI, Rica NARIMOTO, and Yasuaki ITAKURA (special jury for the 44th)
November 16th, 2022
The Japan Premiere of the 41st Irino Prize composition
Comments Off on The Japan Premiere of the 41st Irino Prize composition, info, by JML.The 41st Irino Prize awarded composition, “LIGHT-LAPSE II” by Marco Longo(1979, Italy) will be performed on Dec 22, 2022 in Tokyo. The composer will be introduced in the Irino Prize award ceremony prior to the concert.
The 52nd Tokyo Sinfonietta Subscription Concert Conductor/Art Director: Yasuaki Itakura Date: at 19:00 on December 22, 2022 Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Small Hall), Ueno, Tokyo https://www.t-bunka.jp/en/stage/16521 | ![]() Marco Longo |
November 13th, 2021
Irino Prize 3rd Chamber Music Concert
Comments Off on Irino Prize 3rd Chamber Music Concert, info, by JML.Irino Prize 3rd Chamber Music Concert was held on November 12, 2021, at Fuchu Forest Art Theatre in Tokyo
Prize-winning compositions in chamber music(2017 and 2019) by Tak Cheung Hui, Jesse Broekman, Jouni Hirvelä and Utku Asuroglu will be premiered in Japan, along with works by Masatoshi Fujita and Yoshiro Irino.
September 6th, 2021
The 44th and 45th Irino Prize (2022)
Comments Off on The 44th and 45th Irino Prize (2022), info, by JML.The 44th International IRINO PRIZE for Chamber-Orchestral Work, 2022 Submission Information
The 45th International IRINO PRIZE for Chamber Music, 2022 Submission Infomation
December 2nd, 2020
Introduction of IRINO PRIZE
Comments Off on Introduction of IRINO PRIZE, info, by JML.The IRINO PRIZE was founded in 1980 in honor of the late Yoshiro Irino, one of the most respected Japanese composers of his generation. The prize is administrated by The IRINO Prize Foundation which was established after his death, on June 23, 1980, by Mrs. Reiko Takahashi IRINO with the collaboration of renowned composers late Maki ISHII, Joji YUASA and Yori-Aki MATSUDAIRA.
The IRINO PRIZE is awarded to young composers who explore new directions and demonstrate innovative creativity. The IRINO PRIZE consists of two categories; one for Chamber-Orchestral work (between 9 and 17 instruments) held in even years and the other for Chamber Music held (with or without electro-acoustic component, no more than 8 players) every year.Please see below for further details.
IRINO PRIZE Award
300,000 JPY for Chamber-Orchestral work.
200,000 JPY for Chamber music work.
Permanent Juries:
Satoshi TANAKA, Takayuki RAI, Mari TAKANO, Masahiro MIWA, Haruyuki SUZUKI, Rica NARIMOTO
Irino Prize steering committee :
C.MATSUBARA, Y.OHISHI, T.KAKINUMA, S.CHOKI, S.TANAKA, T.RAI
Competitions in 2023:
The 46th IRINO PRIZE for Chamber Music, 2023
Deadline: August 31, 2023
Details and Application Form: will be made available soon
Organiser and Contact (send all materials to):
THE IRINO PRIZE FOUNDATION (Ms. Tomoe IRINO, President)
c/o NPO JML Yoshiro Irino Music Institute
5-22-2 Matsubara, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-0043 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3323-0646
Fax: +81-3-3325-5468
E-mail: Contact Form
URL: https://www.irinoprize.jp