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The 5th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition 2003

Dates

Mon,Nov.10 - Mon,Nov.24, 2003

First Stage ：
Mon,Nov.10 - Fri,Nov.14, 2003
Second Stage ：
Sat,Nov.15 - Mon,Nov.17, 2003
Third Stage ：
Tue,Nov.18 - Wed,Nov.19, 2003
Final Stage ：
Sat,Nov.22 - Sun,Nov.23, 2003
Prizewinners' Concert ：
Mon,Nov.24, 2003

Venue: ACT CITY Hamamatsu

Orchestra: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Jury

1. NAKAMURA Hiroko (Chairperson)
2. Sergey DORENSKY
3. EBISAWA Bin
4. ICHIYANAGI Toshi
5. Alexander JENNER
1. Einar STEEN-NØKLEBERG
2. John O’CONOR
3. Piotr PALECZNY
4. Jacques ROUVIER
1. Arie VARDI
2. Fanny WATERMAN DBE
3. Oxana YABLONSKAYA
4. ZHOU Guangren

Eligibility: The Competition is open to pianists born on or after January 1, 1975.

Comissioned Composer: ICHIYANAGI Toshi 「Piano Poem for piano」

Number of applicants: 319 (47 countries and 1 region)

Number of competitors: 83 (29 countries and 1 region)

Prizewinners

2nd Prize Rafal BLECHACZ Poland

2nd Prize Alexander KOBRIN Russia

3rd Prize Sergey SALOV Ukraine
4th Prize SEKIMOTO Shohei Japan
4th Prize SUDO Rina Japan
第5位 SUZUKI Hironao Japan
Diploma of Outstanding Merit /
Best Performer of the Japanese Work Romain DESCHARMES France
Diploma of Outstanding Merit David FRAY France