{"id":3488,"date":"2026-11-05T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hpac-orc.jp\/?page_id=3488"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:41:31","slug":"three-years-at-hpac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hpac-orc.jp\/en\/three-years-at-hpac\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Years at PAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThree Years at PAC<\/span>
\nStart your career

\nin Japan<\/span>
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What if your next orchestra were in Japan?
\nHyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (PAC) brings together talented young musicians from Japan and around the world. For up to three years, you will work as a professional orchestral musician, perform with internationally renowned artists, and gain the experience to take your career further.
\nDiscover what your life at PAC could look like.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n01<\/span>
\nPROFESSIONAL\"X\"ACADEMY<\/span>
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Perform as a professional.
\nGrow as a musician<\/h4>\n

PAC serves as both a professional orchestra and a training ground for young musicians, offering opportunities to develop their skills through real-world performance experience.
\nWork with Artistic Director Yutaka Sado, internationally renowned conductors and soloists, and perform alongside experienced guest musicians from orchestras in Japan and abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n02<\/span>
\nMake music in Japan

\n\u2014<\/span> and make a life here<\/span>
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PAC is based in Nishinomiya, between Osaka and Kobe, with Kyoto also within easy reach.
\nMembers have access to affordable housing with a soundproof room, as well as individual practice rooms at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center. PAC also helps international members settle into life in Japan, including support with essential procedures such as local registration and opening a bank account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LIFE IN NISHINOMIYA<\/span>What does

\neveryday life cost?<\/h4>\n
\n
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\u00a5100<\/p>\n

Bottled Water
\n (500 ml)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a5190<\/p>\n

Hamburger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a5800-1,200<\/span><\/p>\n

A Bowl of Ramen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a5280<\/p>\n

Train to Osaka-Umeda
\n (One Way)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

*Prices are approximate and may vary by store or location. As of October 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n03<\/span>
\nAN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT<\/span>
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Language support is also fully available<\/h4>\n

Rehearsals are conducted in English, and important information is provided in both English and Japanese.
\nFrom your first days at PAC, you will make music with colleagues from Japan and around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n04<\/span>
\nON STAGE<\/span>
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This is where you build experience<\/h4>\n

Your PAC experience begins in September with the three-day Season Opening Festival, where you make music with Artistic Director Yutaka Sado, experienced guest players and your new colleagues.
\nThroughout the season, perform in subscription concerts, opera, chamber music, outreach programs and more. Each season features nine subscription concert programs, each performed three times, and one opera production with eight performances.
\nAcross these performances, gain valuable stage experience working with internationally renowned conductors and soloists, and performing alongside experienced guest players from professional orchestras in Japan and abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9<\/p>\n

subscription
\nprograms
\nper season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3<\/p>\n

performances
\nper program<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/p>\n

opera
\nproduction
\nper season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8<\/p>\n

performances
\nper production<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n05<\/span>
\nYOUR NEXT STEP<\/span>
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PAC is one step\u2014

\nnot the final destination<\/h4>\n

Alongside your daily orchestral work, mock auditions and masterclasses provide opportunities to prepare for your next career step.
\nPAC also provides information on professional orchestra auditions and competitions in Japan and abroad, as well as financial support for travel to overseas orchestra auditions.
\nFor more than 20 years, PAC has helped young musicians take their next professional steps. Today, PAC alumni can be found in orchestras across Japan and around the world.<\/p>\n

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more than<\/span>80<\/span><\/p>\n

orchestras<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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more than<\/span>140<\/span><\/p>\n

alumni<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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PAC alumni are now performing in orchestras across Japan and around the world.<\/p>\n

See where PAC

\nalumni are now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Members<\/p>\n

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Greeting from
\nYutaka Sado<\/p>\n

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Special Guest Players<\/p>\n

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Alumni<\/p>\n

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