Annual competition of orchestral composition, which is a international composition award following Takemitsu's principles 'Prayer, Hope, Peace', continues since 1997 to encourage younger generation of composers who will shape the coming age by creating new orchestra works. The nucleus of this award is in its uniqueness that each year only one judge is responsible for the outcome. Judge for the year 2008: Helmut Lachenmann (Germany). Cash Award, the total sum of 3,000,000 Yen, each year.