PMF 2024 auditions have begun!

The international educational Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo (PMF) was founded by 20th century giant of the classical music world Leonard Bernstein, with the aim of fostering the young musicians of the world. Auditions to determine the members of the 2024 PMF Orchestra Academy – a program representing the core of the festival – have now begun.

All auditions will take place through online video submissions on the audition site "Acceptd," Applicants must have/make their own Acceptd account, fill in all required forms, and upload video(s) of the required materials. (We will not hold live auditions, nor receive materials by postal mail.)
*Please note that there will be no harp auditions in 2024.

Successful applicants to the PMF Orchestra Academy have their round-trip travel costs, accommodation, educational costs and meals/meal-stipends provided by the festival.

Eligibility	Orchestral instrumentalists between the ages of 18 and 29 as of July 1, 2024
Application deadline	January 17, 2024 at 12:00pm (noon) Japan Standard Time
Information	please see the Information Page.

PMF 2024 overview

PMF 2024 will be held for 21 days from July 10 (Wed) to July 30 (Tue).
Manfred Honeck, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, will serve as Principal Conductor, and Elias Grandy, PMF alumnus (PMF 2004 Cello Academy and PMF 2012 Conducting Academy) and Principal Conductor of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra from 2025 will serve as Guest Conductor.

Title	2024 Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo (PMF 2024)
Duration	21 days from Wednesday, July 10 to Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Venues	Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara / Sapporo Art Park / Tokyo / and more
Principal Conductor	Manfred Honeck Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra [ Mahler: Symphony No. 5, and more ]
Guest Conductor	Elias Grandy Principal Conductor of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra from 2025 [ Stravinsky: L'oiseau de Feu Suite 1919, and more ]
Faculty	PMF VIENNA (String players of the Wiener Philharmoniker) PMF BERLIN (Winds and percussion of the Berliner Philharmoniker) PMF AMERICA (Principal players from the major orchestras of the United States)
Sponsoring Organizations	Pacific Music Festival Organizing Committee / City of Sapporo
Mutual Sponsor	Sapporo Cultural Arts Foundation (Sapporo Concert Hall kitara)
Main Sponsors	AIN HOLDINGS INC. AEON 1% Club Foundation Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. YAMAHA MUSIC JAPAN CO., LTD.

Concert Schedule

• July 10 (Wed)
  PMF 2024 Opening Night
  (Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara)
• July 14 (Sun)
  PMF Orchestra Concert
  (Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara)
• July 21 (Sun)
  PMF Host City Orchestra (Sapporo Symphony Orchestra) Concert
  (Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara)
• July 27 (Sat)
  Picnic Concert
  (Sapporo Art Park Outdoor Stage)
• July 28 (Sun)
  PMF GALA Concert
  (Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara)
• July 30 (Tue)
  PMF Orchestra Concert in Tokyo
  (Suntory Hall)

We sincerely look forward to seeing you there!