The 1st Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition
Outline of the 1st Shigeru Kawai
International Piano Competition
Dates and Venues
| Dates | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Preliminary Round |
Sapporo | Apr 23, 2017 | Kawai Sapporo Concert Salon “Chou Chou” |
| Tokyo | May 12-14, 2017 | Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause” | |
| Nagoya | Apr 29, 2017 | Kawai Nagoya Concert Salon “Bourree” | |
| Osaka | May 13-14, 2017 | Kawai Umeda Concert Salon “Jouer” | |
| Fukuoka | May 14, 2017 | Kawai Fukuoka Music Salon “Luce” | |
| Overseas Preliminary Round |
All Regions | May, 2017 | DVD (Video) |
| China / Hong Kong | Jul 1-5, 2017 | Xian Conservatory of Music (China) | |
| Semifinal Round | Aug 1-2, 2017 | Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause” | |
| Final Round | Aug 4, 2017 | Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall - Small Hall | |
| Prize Winners' Concert | Aug 5, 2017 | Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause” | |
Apr 23, 2017
Kawai Sapporo Concert Salon “Chou Chou”
May 12-14, 2017
Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”
Apr 29, 2017
Kawai Nagoya Concert Salon “Bourree”
May 13-14, 2017
Kawai Umeda Concert Salon “Jouer”
May 14, 2017
Kawai Fukuoka Music Salon “Luce”
May, 2017
DVD (Video)
Jul 1-5, 2017
Xian Conservatory of Music (China)
Aug 1-2, 2017
Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”
Aug 4, 2017
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall - Small Hall
Aug 5, 2017
Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”
Jury
Katsunori ISHII
Katsurako MIKAMI
Ewa POBLOCKA (Poland)
Chiharu SAKAI
Joaquin SORIANO (Spain)
※In alphabetical order
Eligibility
The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities born on or after April 2, 1990 and on or before April 1, 2000.
Number of Applicants
351 (from 25 countries)
Winner's Prizes
Prizes
Prize Winners
Kenji MIURA
Japan
San JITTAKARN
Thailand
Yui HARASHIMA
Japan
German KITKIN (Russia)
Kyoungsun PARK (Korea)
Kotaro SHIGEMORI (Japan)
Ryoma TAKAGI (Japan)
Takashi YASUNAMI (Japan)
Lin YE (China)
※Encouragement Prize: in alphabetical order