Tokyo Philharmonic

Pete Link · Post by **Pete Link** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:17 am

A big congratulations goes out to my good friend Tetsuya Ohtsuka for winning the Tokyo Phil audition. Tetsuya is the current tuba player in the Sendai Philharmonic.

Pete

danB · Post by **danB** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:02 pm

Most were Japanes that auditioned. It was advertised for a long time on their website. I don't believe they were interested in an "international" search. Many orchestras aren't outside of the USA. There is nothing wrong with this.

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kontrabass · Post by **kontrabass** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:36 pm

Concur - in fact many countries are required to hold national auditions first. I think in Europe they must first have an audition for Europeans, then international. The orchestra can choose to hire nobody which will then require a new audition for all comers including internationals, which happens often. But just as often they'll hire a local.
I assume that's what happened in Japan, although I don't know about their specific laws.