Internatinal Piano Duo Association Official Site
Renewal: 20 October, 2025
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Informaion of the International Piano Duo Association
The objectives of the International Piano Duo Competition
The aim of this contest is to raise the artistic standards of piano duo playing and increase the popularity of this medium by introducing more people to the charms of piano duo performance.
International competitions for piano duo compositions and piano duo performance are held on alternate years.
In this way we hope to enhance and develop the field of piano duo music by promoting promising composers and performers.
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Piano Duo Concert in Toyama '25
October 13 (Mon.) 13:30 Toyama Prefectural Education and Culture Hall
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Piano Duo Concert 2025
June 28, 2025 (Sat.) open 15:00 start 15:30
KAWAI Omotesando 2F concert salon PAUSE
(©Ayaco Nakamura)
Youth Category 1st Prize
~TOBASE Shion & TOBASE Rion (1piano 4 hands)
General Category 3rd Prize
~YAJIMA Misaki & SHIRAI Sora (2 pianos 4 hands)
General Category 2nd Prize
~YASUHARA Minori & SAKUMA Mana (2 pianos 4 hands)
General Category 1st Prize
~TANI Ayako & FUJIYAMA Rui (2 pianos 4 hands)
Professional Category 3rd Prize
~GOMITA Eriko & UEDA Tomoko (2 pianos 4 hands)
Professional Category Grand Prize
~WATANABE Kanon & KATO Asami (2 pianos 4 hands)
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Result
The 24th Performance competition 2024
7 December 2024 Tokyo
place: SUNTORY HALL (1-13-1 Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo)
=General category and Youth category=
10:00 open 10:30 start
=Professional category=
12:30 open 13:00 start
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Piano Duo Concert in Tokyo 2024
29th June 2024 (Sat.) 15:30start
KAWAI Omotesando 2f PAUSE
organized by International Piano Duo Association
Tichet: 3,000yen(general) 2,000yen(KAWAI's member) free(IPDA's member)
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Piano Duo Concert in Toyama '23
by members of International Piano Duo Association
12th November 2023 (Sun.) 13:30start
Toyama Prefectural Educational and Cultural Center
Program and Players:
"Fantasia of Warabe-uta" (MINEMURA Sumiko)
"3 Rapsodies" op.53 no.1 no.3 (Schmitt)
...AIYAMA Tomomi & SASAKURA Rie
"The Planets" op.32 Jupiter (Holst)
...SATOH Harumi & TANAKA Chikako
"Le carnaval des animaux"
7.Aquarium 12.Fossiles 13.Le cygne
"Danse macabre" op.40 (Saint-Saëns)
...ITO Midori & SASAYAMA Yukiyo
"Sonate pour deux pianos"Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅳ (Poulenc)
HASHIMOTO Naoko & HIROSE Yuko
"Fantasie f-Moll" op.103 D940 (Schubert)
TATSUMI Kohko & KOMETANI Masami
organized by International Piano Duo Association
Ticket: Regular...2,000yen Student...1,000yen
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=Result=
The 23rd International Piano Duo Competition
Composition Category Final Round
Result
June 24, 2023 KAWAI Omotesando
Performance of selected works in a juried concert setting, followed by an awards ceremony.
WATAHIKI Kotaro: AFTERNOON for Piano Duo
SONG CI: Memory
Daniel FORRÓ: Fugue "Stained Glass"
INAMURO Kurumi: Kuroneko no Odori
WAGATSUMA Suguru: MAYOIGA -for One Piano Four Hands-
OISHI Ayane: "UTAGE" for 2 pianos
KATAYAMA Syu: "Dialogue" for 1 piano 4 hands
FUJIWARA Ami (Pf.), URAKABE Shinji (Pf.)
organized by International Piano Duo Association
Rare Piano Music Vol.27
Piano Duo Hayashizaki - Hagemann
"Aimez-vous la musique des compositrices?"
24-27 September 2023 YouTube
Leopoldine Blahetka (1809-1885): Grand Duo à quatre mains
pour le pianoforte en fa-dièse mineur op. 47 ~IV. Finale
players: Shoko HAYASHIZAKI & Michael HAGEMANN (IPDA's members)
organized by Joyful Arts sponsored by Meigakudo
supported by Bechstein Japan
Talk session(Youtube)
CD release information of the IPDA member
=BLAHETKA=
Klavierduo Hayashizaki-Hagemann (No.0862 &0863) detail
=Beethoven translated=
Klavierduo Hayashizaki-Hagemann (No.0862 &0863) HP
=TOTENTAZ=
In members of our association, group of the winning the 16th Performance competition first place, Chie Tsuyuki(1476) & Michael Rosenboom(1546) released a CD.
It is the following details.
Titile: Duo Tsuyuki & Rosenboom TOTENTAZ Liszt Symphonic Poems PIANO 4 HANDS.
label: Odradek Records.
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=Thank you= Piano Duo Concert 2021
June 26, 2021 Tokyo
Sat. 26th June 2021 15:30start KAWAI Omotesando (Tokyo)
=Program=
Fantasie f-moll K.608 by Mozart-Busoni
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Händel
...FUKUSHIMA Yuko & MIYAGAWA Taeko (2 pianos)
Fantasia of Warabe-uta by MINEMURA Sumiko (1 piano)
2.Menuet 4.Toccata from Suite Gothic by Boellmann (2 pianos)
...YAMASHITA Yumi & OHTA Tomoko
Concertino op.94 by Shostakovich
...IWASA, Ryota & HOTTA, Rio (2 pianos)
Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op.56b by Brahms
...ISHIBASHi Ai & UCHIDA Nonoka (2 pianos)
2.Malagueña 4.Feria from Rapsodie espagnole by Ravel (1 piano)
Carmen Fantasy by Rosenblatt (2 pianos)
...INAJIMA Saori & OHISHI Masahiro
Beyond the Sunrise by SHIBATA Takanori (1 piano)
Hopi snake Dance by Jolivet (2 pianos)
...SATO Yoshiaki & KANEMURA Nao
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Congratulations!
Duo Petrof won the 19th United States International Duo Piano Competition.
Duo Petrof(Anatoly Zatin and Vlada Vassilieva ~Mexico) won the 19th United States International Duo Piano Competition on January, 2018.
Competition's HP
Duo Petrof's HP
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News of death, Ms. Sachiko Kodama
One of the founder of our association.
Honorary professor of Kunitachi music university.
Ms. Sachiko Kodama was dead, on September 16, 2018.
83 years old. The funeral was finished by private.
She had established the present International Piano Duo Association with late Mr. Kunio Kodama (her husband) and others, and served as a chairperson and a chief director, etc. until 9 years before.
By her, the piano duo was spread among the world and many pupils were brought up.
It'll be expected to open "farewell meeting" by pupil joint sponsorship later.
Bulletin No.48 English version of Digest 2014
Contents
The 18th International Piano Duo Competition Performance Section 2013
Please click here. (Bulletin48.1.pdf)
The Comments of Juries
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The 6th International Chamber Music Festival Odessa Dialogues
&
The Concert report for Japan-South Korea (Pusan) goodwill exchange
Please click here. (Bulletin48.3.pdf)
French version.(Only Odessa's article.)
6th International Chamber Music Festival
"Odessa Dialogues"
22-23, November, 2013 Halls of Odessa Philharmonic Society
Gala concert: 21, November
Manuel INFANTE: Danses andalouses "Sentimiento" <2 pianos>
Roh OGURA: Butoh kumikyoku 2 <2 pianos>
1st. Kyoko Maruyama 2nd. Yoshihiro Tashiro
Finale from Liadow's "Tachi tachi"<2 pianos 8 hands>
Recital: 22, November
J.S. BACH: Concerto a due cembali BWV.1061a <2 pianos> 1st. Y.Tashiro 2nd. K.Maruyama
Roh OGURA: Butoh kumikyoku 1,3,2 <2 pianos> 1st. K.Maruyama 2nd. Y.Tashiro
Maurice RAVEL: Ma Mere L'Oye
Daphnis et Chloe <2 pianos> 1st. Y.Tashiro 2nd. K.Maruyama
They were invited from Ukraine Piano Duo Association(chairwoman: Mrs. Olga Sherbakova).
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And please click here for details.(English)
French version.
Duo OSANO Recital
22, October 2013 Busan Cultural Center (Korea)
Poulenc: L'embarquement pour Cythère
Brahms: Sonate f moll op.34b
Bennett: Four piece suite
Garshwin: Rapsody in blue
Mrs.OSANO Miho & Mr.OSANO Kei were invited from Busan Piano Duo Association.
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Bulletin No.47~English version
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Congratulations DUO Yamamoto!
Our member, Duo Yamamoto (Yuka Yamamoto & Ayaka Yamamoto) were awarded the first prize(Gold) on the Dranoff 2 piano competition on 17 May 2013 in Miami, USA.
They are the Gran Prix winners on the 16th piano duo competition 2010 of our association.
The detail