【The First Competition in 1967】

• The First Prize Winner: Yukinori Tezuka
  Tezuka successively served as the Conductor of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra from 1972 to 1983, the Permanent Conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 1985, the Permanent Conductor of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra from 1987 to 1992. Between the years of 1972 – 1992, he was the member of the New Japan Philharmonic Resident Conductors, and from 1996 to 2000, he served as the Principal Conductor of the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.
• The Second Prize Winner: Shigenobu Yamaoka
  Yamaoka has served as the conductor for various orchestras in succession, such as the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Gunma Symphony Orchestra, and the New Philharmony Orchestra Chiba. Since 1979, he has been the professor for the research institute at the Nihon University College of Art.
• The Third Prize Winner: Hiroshi Koizumi
  Koizumi began with the assistant conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and served as the conductor of the Orchestra Osaka Symphoniker from the time of its establishment for ten years. Later he conducted as the Honorary Conductor of the Orchestra Osaka Symphoniker, as well as the Principal Conductor of the Nissho Academy Chorus. He has been the lecturer in music at various institutes, such as the Toho Gakuen School of Music, the Tokyo University of the Arts, the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Ferris University and the Kagoshima Prefectural College.

【The Second Competition in 1970】

• The First Prize Winner: Kazuhiro Koizumi
  In 1973, Koizumi won the first prize at the third Karayan Competition, and he made his debut in Europe with conducting the Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra. Between the years of 1975 – 1979, he was the Music Director of the New Japan Philharmonic. He directed the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Canada from 1983 to 1989. Koizumi has consecutively served as the Principal Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra from 1989 to 1996, the Principal Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 1998. He has been the Principal Conductor of the Century Orchestra Osaka since 2003. 　　　　
• The Second Prize Winner: Tadaaki Otaka
  Otaka served consecutively as the Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1974 to 1991, the Principal Conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra from 1992 to 1998, the Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in 1987, the Musical Advisor and the Principal Conductor of the Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo in 1995. He has been the Music Director of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra since May, 2004. He has been the professor of the Department of Conducting at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts.
• The Third Prize Winner: Jacques Brourman
  Brourman served as the conductor of the New Jersey Philharmonic.
• Honorable Mention: Kenichiro Kobayashi
  Kobayashi won the first prize at the first Hungarian Television International Conductors’ Competition in Memoriam of János Ferencsik in 1974. He served consecutively as the Music Director of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Permanent Conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, the Music Director and the Permanent Conductor of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the General Music Director of the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, the Permanent Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the professor of the Department of Conducting at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts. He has been the Guest Professor of the Tokyo College of Music.
• Honorable Mention: Michiyoshi Inoue
  Inoue won the first prize at the Guido Cantelli Conductors Competition organized by Teatro alla Scala in 1971. He was appointed as the Principal Guest Conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 1977. He served as the Music Director of the New Japan Philharmonic from 1983 to 1988, the Music Director and the Permanent Conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra from 1990 to 1998. He conducted with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1993. He has been the Music Director of the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa since January, 2007.

【The Third Competition in 1973】

• The First Prize Winner: no recipient
• The Second Prize Winner: Akinari Iguchi
  deceased
• The Second Prize Winner: Yasuhiko Shiozawa
  Shiozawa was appointed as the Permanent Conductor of the Choral Group of Nikikai in 1976. He was the Associate Professor of the Tokyo College of Music. He served as the Permanent Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Sophia University and the Meiji Gakuin University. He has been the General Music Director of the Shirogane Philharmonic Orchestra.
• The Second Prize Winner: David Howell
  Howell has been the Conductor of the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Professor of the Osaka College of Music.

【The Fourth Competition in 1976】

• The First Prize Winner: Alan Balter
  Balter served as the Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since 1976. He was the conductor of the orchestra of San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He served as the Music Director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra from 1984 to 1998. Since 1983, he has been the Music Director of the Akron Symphony Orchestra.
• The Second Prize Winner: Jerome Kaltenbach
  Kaltenbach was the Music Director of Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy, as well as the Music Director of Opéra national de Lorraine (Opéra de Nancy et de Lorraine.) He has been often invited to conducting as the Guest Conductor for the performances of the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation.
• The Third Prize Winner: Makoto Kokubu
  Kokubu served as the Assistant Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Conductor of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra. He has been the Permanent Conductor of Tokyo Academy Choir.

【The Fifth Competition in 1979】

• The First Prize Winner: Yoshikazu Tanaka
  Tanaka was honored with the Special Award at the Rupert Foundation Conducting Competition sponsored by BBC in 1982. He made his debut in Europe with conducting the Berlin Radio Symphony, now known as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Since 1998, he has been a part-time instructor of the Department of Conducting at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He served as the Music Director and the Permanent Conductor of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra from 1990 to 1994.
• The Second Prize Winner: Kim Hong Jae
  Kim was appointed as the Exclusive Conductor for the TV program “Here! Orchestras” in 1980 and the Exclusive Conductor for the TV program “My Music Concert” in 1981. Also he was appointed as the Conductor of the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra in 1981. He served as the Conductor of the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. In 1998 he was honored with the “Music Award bestowed upon excellent conductors bearing great import for the future of the musical world” by the Akio Watanabe Music Foundation.
• The Third Prize Winner: Satomi Kurita
  Kurita has been the Permanent Conductor of the Kita-Kyushu Symphony Orchestra since 1986. He has been the part-time instructor at the Kyushu Women’s Junior College since 1994.
• Honorable Mention: Jean Paul Penin
  Penin served as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Kraków Philharmonic of Poland.
• Honorable Mention: Kiyomasa Nagase
  Nagase has been the lecturer at the Musashino Academia Musicae and the Music Director of the Tokyo Tutti Choral Group.

【The Sixth Competition in 1982】

• The First Prize Winner: Naohiro Totsuka
  Totsuka was invited to the Tanglewood Music Festival as the Fellowship Conductor of the Berkshire Music Center (now known as the Tanglewood Music Center) and honored with the Tanglewood Koussevitzky Prize in 1983. He was appointed as the Assistance Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1984. He served as the Permanent Conductor of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 1992 and the Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra from 1992 to 1997. He was the Music Director of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra from 1994 to 1998.
• The Second Prize Winner: Kazushi Ono
  Ono won the first prize at the 3rd Arturo Toscanini International Competition for Conductors in 1987. He was appointed as the Permanent Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra in 1988 and became the Music Director and the Principal Conductor in 1990. He was appointed as the Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992 and has served as the Conductor Laureate since 2001. He became the General Music Director of the Baden State Theatre in 1996 and the Music Director of Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in 2002. He has been the Principal Conductor of Opéra National de Lyon since November, 2007.
• The Third Prize Winner: Hiroyuki Odano
  Odano won the second prize at the Kirill Kondrashin International Conducting Competition in 1984. He was appointed as the Conductor of the Asami Maki Ballet Company in 1985. He successively served as the Conductor of the Century Orchestra Osaka from 1989 and the Principal Conductor of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra from 1995. He has been a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts since 1986, as well as at the Osaka College of Music since 2004.
• Honorable Mention: Kazushi Yamashita
  Yamashita won the first prize at the Nicolai Malko International Competition for Young Conductors in 1986. He had served as the assistant to Maestro Herbert von Karajan since 1985 and it became the news that he conducted Berliner Philharmoniker in behalf of Karajan due to his sudden sickness. He served as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra in 1993 and as the Permanent Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra in 1996. He has served as the Conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra since 2006 and currently been the Permanent Conductor of that Orchestra.
• Honorable Mention: Jun’ichi Hirokami
  
  Hirokami won the first prize at the Kirill Kondrashin International Conducting Competition in 1984. He became the Principal Conductor of the Norrköping Orchestra in 1991. He served as the Principal Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991 and the Principal Conductor of the Limburg Symphony Orchestra of the Netherlands in 1998. He has been the Music Director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra since 2006. He has served as the Permanent Conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra since April, 2008 and currently been the Professor of the Department of Conducting at the Tokyo College of Music.

【The Seventh Competition in 1985】

• The First Prize Winner: no recipient
  
• The Second Prize Winner: Norichika Iimori
  Iimori served consecutively as the Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in 1994, the Honorary Conductor of the Opera House Symphony Orchestra in 1995, and the Resident Conductor of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 2001. He has been the General Music Director of the Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001. And since 2006, he has successively served as the Principal Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Permanent Conductor of the Yamagata Symphony Orchestra and the Permanent Conductor of the Izumi Symphonietta Osaka.
• The Second Prize Winner: Tetsuji Honna
  Honna won the second prize at the Arturo Toscanini International Competition for Conductors in 1990. In the same year, he was honored with the first prize at the Hungarian Television International Conductors’ Competition in Memoriam of János Ferencsik. He has served as the Music Advisor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra since 1991. He became the Permanent Conductor of the Orchestra Osaka Symphoniker in 1995 and the Permanent Conductor of the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998. Currently he is the Music Director of the Orchestra Nipponica.
• The Third Prize Winner: Pascal Verrot
  Verrot was appointed as the Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the recommendation of Seiji Ozawa in 1986. In 1991, he became the Music Director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the Principal Conductor of the Shinsei Nihon Symphony Orchestra (now known as the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.) Since 2003, he has been the Musical Director of Orchestre de Picardie and the Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been the Principal Conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra since April, 2006.
• Honorable Mention: Richard Westerfield
  Westerfield was the Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the New York Philharmonic in 1993. He also conducted various top-quality orchestras of Boston, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Minnesota, Indianapolis and many others around the North America. Currently he is the Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

【The Eighth Competition in 1988】

• The First Prize Winner: Hirofumi Kurita
  Kurita was the Honorable Mention of the International Competition for Orchestra Conductors “Antonio Pedrotti” in 1989. He served as the Conductor of the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992. He won the first prize at the First International Sibelius Conductors’ Competition in 1995. He conducted the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Currently he is the Associate Professor at the Kunitachi College of Music.
• The Second Prize Winner: Alexandre Titov
  Titov is the Permanent Conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre of Russia under Maestro Valery Gergiev.
• The Third Prize Winner: Carlo Rizzi
  Rizzi won the first prize at the Arturo Toscanini International Competition for Conductors in 1985. He successively served as the Conductor of various top-quality orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala and etc. He has served as the Music Director of the Welsh National Opera since 1992. He conducted “La Traviata” featuring Anna Netrebko at the Salzburg Festival. He has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Teatro Communale de Bologne.
• Honorable Mention: Yip Wing Sie
  Yip won the first prize at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors. She successively served as the Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Canton Philharmonic Orchestra in 1986. She has been the Music Director of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta since 2002. She consecutively performed at “La Folle Journée au JAPAN” every year with her orchestra.
• Honorable Mention: Nikolai Diadura
  Diadura was one of the Honorable Mentions at the Hungarian Television International Conductors’ Competition in Memoriam of János Ferencsik in 1988. He received guidance from Leonard Bernstein and André Previn at the Tanglewood Music Festival. He served as the Principal Conductor of the Kiev National Opera in 1988 and the Principal Conductor of the Seoul Symphony Orchestra in 1989. He has been the Music Director of the Kiev National Philharmonic Orchestra since 1996.

【The Ninth Competition in 1991】

• The First Prize Winner: Olivier Grangean
  After winning the First Prize of the Competition, Grangean successively conducted Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Ho Chi Minh City Symphony Orchestra and others. He served as the Music Director of the Nicaragua National Symphony Orchestra.
• The Second Prize Winner: Daniel Kleiner
  Kleiner served as the Music Director of Orchestre Poitou-Charentes.
• The Second Prize Winner: Yuri Nakamura
  Nakamura won the second prize at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors in 1990. She has been the teacher of the Soai University’s Orchestra since 1991 and a part-time lecturer at the Kunitachi College of Music and the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music since 1995.
• The Third Prize Winner: no recipient
• Honorable Mention: Akira Mori
  Mori won the third prize at the Dinu Niculescu International Conducting Competition of Romania in 1993. He served as a part-time Lecturer at the Tokyo University in 1991 and the Visiting Assistant Professor at the Louisiana State University. He was appointed as the Assistant Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra in 1996.

【The Tenth Competition in 1994】

• The First Prize Winner: Francisco de Galvez
  Galvez has been the Music Director of the Málaga Symphony Orchestra since 1995. He successively served as the Conductor of the Spain National Symphony Orchestra, the Berliner Symphoniker, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the New Japan Philharmonic, the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and others.
• The Second Prize Winner: Dorian Wilson
  Wilson won the third prize at the Arturo Toscanini International Competition for Conductors in 1990 and the second prize in 1992. He also won the second prize at the International Competition for Orchestra Conductors “Antonio Pedrotti.” He successively served as the Conductor of Orchestre national de France, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and others. He was appointed as the Music Director of the Theatre Vorpommem in Germany.
• The Third Prize Winner: Koji Kawamoto
  Kawamoto served as the Principal Conductor of the Northeastern German Philharmonic Orchestra and the Resident Conductor of the Theatre Vorpommem of Germany. He won the third prize at the 59th Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2007. He has been the Music Director of the Pilsen Radio Symphony Orchestra since September, 2009.
• Honorable Mention: Satoshi Uegaki
  Uegaki has been the Permanent Conductor of the orchestra of the Musical Company “Shiki.”
• Honorable Mention: Masahiro Ueno
  Ueno was appointed as the Conductor of the Fujisawa Simin Symphony Orchestra in 1994. He won the highest prize at the Dimitri Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition in 1998.
• Honorable Mention: Ya-Hui Wang
  Wang served as the Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony. She was appointed as the Music Director of the Akron Symphony Orchestra. Since 2004, she has been the Music Director of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra. She participated in “La Folle Journée au JAPAN” first time in 2006.

【The Eleventh Competition in 1997】　

• The First Prize Winner: no recipient
  
• The Second Prize Winner: Marco Parisotto
  Parisotto was appointed as the Principal Conductor of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (the first foreigner who was appointed as the Resident Conductor of an orchestra in China.) He has served as the Principal Guest Conductor of the Northern Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra and the Permanent Conductor of Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
• The Second Prize Winner: Yun-Sung Chang
  Chang has been the Professor of the Gyeongju University in Korea. Currently he is the Principal Conductor of the Opera House Symphony Orchestra in Osaka.
• The Third Prize Winner: Ronen Borshevsky
  Borshevsky has been the Permanent Conductor of the Israel Kibbutz Choir.

【The Twelfth Competition in 2000】　

• The First Prize Winner: Tatsuya Shimono
  Shimono won the first prize at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors in 2001. He has been the Permanent Conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra since 2006.
• The Second Prize Winner: Toshio Yanagisawa
  Yanagisawa conducted the New Japan Philharmonic at their periodic concerts in 2001. Since October 2005, he has been the Principal Conductor of the Opera House of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. He is currently the Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Balkan and the Principal Conductor of the Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra.
• Honorable Mention: Christine E. Myers
  Myers has been the Music Director of the Omaha Youth Orchestra. She served as the Conductor of the Heartland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Assistant Conductor of the Eastman School of Music.
• Honorable Mention: George Tchitchinadze
  Tchitchinadze has been the Conductor of the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra. He occasionally invited by the Saga International Music Festival to conduct the Hermitage Orchestra.

【The Thirteenth Competition in 2003】　

• The First Prize Winner: no recipient
  
• The Second Prize Winner: Alexander Mayer
  Mayer is the Founder and the Conductor of the Ricercar Chamber Orchestra. He served as the Music Director of the Chapel Orchestra of the University of Trier in Germany. He served the Chief Director of the Kaiserslautern Symphony Orchestra in 2004. He had been the Assistant Conductor to John Nelson until 2008.
• The Third Prize Winner: James Lowe
  Lowe conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in 2003 and was appointed as the Assistant Conductor in the same year on April. He has been the Artistic Director of the New Bristol Symphonia.

【The Fourteenth Competition in 2006】　

• The First Prize Winner: no recipient
  
• The Second Prize Winner: Kentaro Kawase
  Kawase graduated from the Tokyo College of Music. He successively served as the Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra and others. He served as the Assistant Conductor for the Pan Pacific Music Festival in 2007 and 2008. He made his debut in Europe with conducting Orchestre National d’Ile de France at the Finals and the Gala Concert of the International Music Competitions of the City of Paris (Concours Jean-Pierre Rampal) in October 2008.
• The Third Prize Winner: 　no recipient
  

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