We are truly grateful to all of the many applicants for PMF 2025!
　
・A total of 1,344 auditions were submitted, from 70 countries and regions. This is the most auditions we have received since implementing the online system in 2015, and the highest number of nationalities in our audition history.
・Tuba, flute, oboe, clarinet, and trombone will be especially competitive.
・Regarding applicants' nationalities, the largest number of applications came from the United States, followed by Japan, then Korea.
 
Applicants will be notified of results via email by early March.