Special Prizes and Awards
We are pleased to announce the special prize & award winners of the 24th Chopin International Piano Competition in Asia (Hall Audition) as follows.
NIFC Prize
Professional Category: Yoshihara Kana
This prize includes:
Right to take part in the masterclasses held in Radziejowice,
Right to perform a recital in Chopin’s birthplace,
Tickets to “Chopin and His Europe” Music Festival,
and travel and accommodation expenses for the above activities. (By courtesy of NIFC)
IPM Katowice Prize
University Category: Mitsuyama Daiki
This Prize includes:
Right to take part in the 13th International Piano Masterclasses Katowice held at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice for 1 session,
and accommodation expenses for the above activities (excluding travel expense).
(By courtesy of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice)
International Piano Masterclasses Katowice Official Website (to be updated in late Feb)
Grand Prix
Solo Artist Category: N/A
Concerto C Category: Sakaguchi Nanami
Soloist Prize
Elementary School 1st&2nd Grade Category: Fukuda Mahiro
Elementary School 3rd&4th Grade Category: Sugimoto Airi
Elementary School 5th&6th Grade Category: Ling Linzhi
Junior High School Category: Ota Asahi
Senior High School Category: Manabe Hibito
University Category: Mitsuyama Daiki
Solo Artist Category: Hayakawa Yuina
Chopinist A Category: Yano Akiko
Chopinist B Category: Kasataka Haruka
Chopinist S Category: Tsuchiya Masumi
Concerto Prize
Concerto I Category: Yoshida Yui
Concerto AA Category: Yamada Yuuri
Concerto AB Category: Sato Naoto
Concerto B Category: WONG Shoyo Oscar
Concerto C Category: Sakaguchi Nanami
Chopinist Concerto A Category: Nakao Kanami
Award for Teacher
Eguchi Fumiko / Goto Masataka / Takahashi Hiroko / Sumino Michiko / Sasakura Yuki / Nobutomo Mizue / Sekimoto Shohei / Fujii Minako / Miyoshi Nobiko/ Akutsu Sachi / Matsuda Eiko / Matsuda Arie / Iwamoto Tomoko / Yoshida Kayo / Miyatani Rika / Fujiwara Shinji / Kawazoe Aya / Ohnuma Takehiko / Hinoue Ayaka / Urakabe Shinji / Nattkemper Ralf / Yamazaki Shino / Ariyoshi Ryoji / Okamoto Aiko / Kuboyama Chikako / Kuboyama Natsumi / Sakai Chiharu / Takahashi Itsuki / Kimura Mayumi/ Kimura Marie / Kitano Yuji / Kato Kimiko / Iwasa Ikue / Soeda Teppei / Soeda Mitsue / Aihara Kazuko / Homma Kazuko / Onda Tomoko / Kikuchi Reiko / Takeda Mari / Koka Marina / Takeuchi Keiko / Motomura Hisako / Inoue Yuko / Ueno Yuko / Nishijima Emi / Aomura Rieko / Sugiyama Yoko / Hata Haruhi
Award for Preschool Teacher
Sakai Yumiko / Kawashima Eri / Fukuyama Nana / Chiba Rieko / Ishiguro Yuka / Iwasaki Mutsumi / Okazaki Eri / Kida Risa / Hibiya Yukiko / Baba Shoko / Sangu Naeko / Tanaka Naomi / Hiratsuka Asuka /
Sugimoto Naoto / Yoshioka Mariko / Onda Tomoko/ Nakamura Fumiko / Yamazaki Tomoko / Akita Yuichiro / Ueno Keiko / Ueda Natsuko / Ozawa Ayumi / Watanabe Yasuko