3RD EDITION (2019)

The 3rd Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition

The 3rd Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition
Outline

Outline of the 3rd Shigeru Kawai
International Piano Competition

Dates and Venues

Pre-selection (Japan) – TokyoⅠ

Mar 18-19, 2019

Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”

Pre-selection (Japan) – TokyoⅡ

Mar 28-29, 2019

Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”

Pre-selection (Japan) – Nagoya

Mar 20, 2019

Kawai Nagoya Concert Salon “Bourrée”

Pre-selection (Japan) – Osaka

Mar 21, 2019

Kawai Umeda Concert Salon “Jouer”

Pre-selection (Overseas)

Feb, 2019

Video Screening

Lottery

Jul 27, 2019

Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”

1st Round

Jul 28-30, 2019

Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”

Semifinal Round

Jul 31 - Aug 1, 2019

Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”

Final Round

Aug 3, 2019

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall

Prize Winners' Concert

Aug 4, 2019

Kawai Omotesando Concert Salon “Pause”

Jury

Chairperson of Jury
Katsumi UEDA
Jury Members

Pascal DEVOYON (France)

Emiko HARIMOTO

Kei ITOH

Wojciech ŚWITAŁA (Poland)

Makoto UENO

Dina YOFFE (Israel/Germany)

※In alphabetical order

Advisors

Advisor
Hitoshi KOBAYASHI
Music Advisor
Akiko EBI

Eligibility

The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities born between April 2, 1992 and April 1, 2002.

Number of Applicants

234 (from 18 countries and regions)

Winner's Prizes

Winner's Prizes

Prizes

First Prize
JPY 1,000,000 Certificate of Commendation Trophy
Second Prize
JPY 500,000 Certificate of Commendation Trophy
Third Prize
JPY 250,000 Certificate of Commendation Trophy
Fourth - Sixth Prize
Certificate of Commendation
Audience Award
Certificate of Commendation Souvenir

Prize Winners

1ST PRIZE / AUDIENCE AWARD Ilya SHMUKLER

Ilya SHMUKLER

Russia

2ND PRIZE Harrison HERMAN

Harrison HERMAN

Australia

3RD PRIZE Polina SASKO

Polina SASKO

Ukraine

Fourth Prize
Keiichiro IKEBE (Japan)
Fifth Prize

Kaho ARAISHI (Japan)

Nagino MARUYAMA (Japan)