COMPETITION
OVERVIEW

• Purpose

  The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition was started in 1991 in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of Hamamatsu City. Since then this international cultural program has been held every three years to celebrate the history and tradition of the city of music and musical instruments. The purpose of this Competition is to encourage the development of music and culture, to promote international cultural exchanges and to contribute to the nurturing of musicians by providing promising young pianists from all over the world with an opportunity to display the fruits of their daily study.

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Organization

【Executive Committee】

President	NAKANO Yusuke	Mayor of Hamamatsu City
Vice-Presidents	HANAI Kazunori	Chairperson, Hamamatsu Cultural Foundation
	ISHIKAWA Kouzou	Chairperson, Hamamatsu Foundation for International Communications and Exchanges
Members	HATTORI Chiharu	Vice-Chairperson, Hamamatsu Gakugei Junior and Senior High School
	HONGOU Tetsushi	Director-General, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Shizuoka Station
	ITO Mitsuhiro	Directing Bureau Chief of Hamamatsu Branch Office, The Shizuoka Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System
	KANEKO Tetsuya	Executive Director, Hamamatsu and Lake Hamana Tourism Bureau
	MATSUSHITA Ikuzo	Executive Director, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
	MIYAZAKI Tadashi	Superintendent of Education, Board of Education, Hamamatsu City
	OBA Tsukasa	Managing Director, The Chunichi Shimbun Tokai Headquarters
	SAITO Kaoru	Chairperson, The Hamamatsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
	SATO Yasuyo	Representative of Volunteers, Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
	TODA Makoto	Chairperson, Hamamatsu City Assembly
Auditing Officers	FUJII Yoko	Yoko Fujii Tax Accounting Office
	OKABE Hiroo	Chairperson, Hamamatsu Symphony Orchestra

【Management Committee】

Chairperson	KAWAMURA Tsuneaki	Former Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
Vice-Chairperson	KITAZUME Michio	Composer
Members	AIHARA Yasushi	General Manager of Personnel & Corporate Affairs Dept. Roland Corporation
	AOSAWA Takaakira	Music Critic
	ISHIDA Asako	Professor, Showa University of Music
	ISHII Katsunori	Professor, Tokyo College of Music
	KUSAKA Masakazu	Senior Managing Director, Kawai Musical Instruments Mfg. Co., Ltd.
	MATSUKI Yutaka	Operating Officer, YAMAHA Corporation
	NAGASAKA Yukiyoshi	President, The Piano Gallery, Ltd.
	SHIMANO Satoshi	Director General for Cultural Promotion, Hamamatsu City
	TERADA Seiko	Executive Director, Hamamatsu Cultural Foundation

【Committee of Experts】

OGAWA Noriko	Chairperson of Jury
KODAMA Momo	Jury
Ronan O’HORA	Head of Keyboard Studies, Head of Advanced Performance Studies, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
SAKO Akiyoshi	Trustee, Vice President (Education), Tokyo University of the Arts