On Oct.14and Oct.15, twelve of Japan's finest young singers showcased their vocal talents at the fifth IFAC-Juilliard Prize Singing Competition held at the Playhouse auditorium, part of the New National Theatre in Tokyo.
On the evening of the second day, the first two encouragement prizes went to Emiri Nakagawa and Mayuko Kominami, and immediately afterwards, Soshiro Ide and Satomi Aihara were chosen to go on to the final.
A panel of judges at the Juilliard School, who were connected to the auditorium by satellite, observed the performances. They were just counted as the first audition for the school.
Finally, Aihara was chosen as the winner of the competition and awarded the IFAC-Juilliard Prize.
"Singing is not just in the sound, not just in the voice. What we judges are looking for is their humanity.We judges can observe a singer's emotions, daily practices and character just by listening to them perform for a few minutes,"said Dr.Handa, chairman of the IFAC, during an impromptu speech given at the closing of the competition.
(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, Oct.24, 2014)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/10/24/general/singing-hearts-chance-lifetime/#.VFRIEqmChMs
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