Takamatsu International Piano Competition

2023/ Piano Application Due: deadline has passed

Total Prize Money: tbc

Competition Dates: 12-24.02.2023

Travel support: yes

Other Awards: Performances Streaming: yes

Jury: Shuku Iwasaki, Susumu Aoyagi, Edward Auer, Vincenzo Balzani, Pascal Devoyon, Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Katsumi Ueda, Andrey Pisarev, Antti Siirala

Artists: Seto Philharmonic Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa / Natsumi Tamai, Yuna Shinohara, Kaoru Ohno, Kenta Matsumi, Fumiaki Kono, Yoko Hasegawa

With such enthusiasm and passion of local volunteers, the Takamatsu International Piano Competition was launched in 2006 as the first international music competition in Shikoku. The competition has been held every four years since then, with the fifth edition to be held in 2022. The competition maintains three significant characteristics: First, we receive the active support of many companies, organizations and volunteers, including Kagawa Prefecture and Takamatsu City. Secondly, as a supplementary prize, many opportunities to perform in Japan and abroad are offered in the hope of the winners playing internationally. Thirdly, the competition is held in Sunport Hall Takamatsu, an outstanding hall that is highly praised by the performers and those involved, against the blue sea and sky of the Seto Inland Sea. We will continue aiming to provide a higher-quality competition appreciating these characteristics inherited from the first edition. With the slogan "Shared Dreams, Shared Emotions", we will provide continuous support for young pianists to encourage them to fully demonstrate their abilities as well as to contribute to the development of local music culture.

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