Internatinal Piano Duo Association
Composition section and Performance Section
We hold composition division and performance division alternately.
We are currently accepting applications for the competition.
The 24th International Piano Duo Competition (Tokyo)
Performance division 2024
The International Piano Duo Association was established in 1989 with the aim of popularizing and promoting the
field of piano duo, enhancing the art of piano duo, in an attempt to appeal to a wider audience. The following year,
in 1990, a composition competition for piano duo works was held, followed by a performance competition for piano
duo works in 1991. Since then, we have alternated between composition competitions and performance
competitions.
In recent years, the piano duo genre has become more popular, and the number of performers specializing in piano
duos has increased. Many professional players have emerged from the winners of this competition.
The 35th year of the association's foundation in 2024, we will increase the number of categories in hopes of further
development of the piano duo world.
・Professional category... over age 18
Open to all nationalities.
=Event Schedule=
[Preliminary Rounds]
Friday, December 6, 2024: Professional Category
place: C.Bechstein Centrum Tokyo
[Final Round]
Saturday, December 7, 2024 All Categories (Youth, General, and Professional)
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
fee: 1,000yen
Competition Application Guideline
Please be sure to read all informations carefully and follow insfructions for registration.
Required Assigned Composition manuscript
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The list of the prize winners of the past Piano Duo Competition
The 23rd International Piano Duo Competition
Composition Category Final Round
The result of Final Round
=Grand Prize=
23-17A WAGATSUMA Suguru
MAYOIGA -for One Piano Four Hands-
=2nd Prize=
23-28A KATAYAMA Syu
"Dialogue" for 1 piano 4 hands
=3rd Prize(2)=
23-07B SONG CI 宋 詞
Memory
23-11A INAMURO Kurumi
Kuroneko no Odori
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=Ongaku-no-Tomosha Encouragement Award=
23-28A KATAYAMA Syu
"Dialogue" for 1 piano 4 hands
=Kawai Award=
23-23B OISHI Ayane
「UTAGE」 for 2 pianos
=Steinway Award=
23-07B SONG CI 宋 詞
Memory
=Bechstein Award=
23-09A Daniel FORRÓ
Fugue “Stained Glass”
=Audience Prize=
23-01A WATAHIKI Kotaro
AFTERNOON for Piano Duo
Outline
Preliminary round: March 2023
Final round
Saturday, June 24, 2023 KAWAI Omotesando
Performance of selected works in a juried concert setting, followed by an awards ceremony.
=Program=
WATAHIKI Kotaro: "Afternoon" for 1piano 4 hands
SO Shi: Retrospection
Daniel FORRÓ: Fugue "Stained Glass"
INAMURO Kurumi: Kuroneko no Odori
WAGATSUMA Suguru: Mayohiga -for 1 piano 4 hands-
OISHI Ayane: "Utage" for 2 pianos 4 hands
KATAYAMA Syu: "Dialogue" for 1 piano 4 hands
Judges:
KATO Shin-ichiro
NISHIMURA Akira
HARUHATA Céleri
YAMADA Takehiko
MINEMURA Sumiko
(Sponsor's Awards)
Ongaku-no-Tomosha Encouragement Award: KAMEDA Masatoshi
Kawai Award: TANIMOTO Yasuhiro
Steinway Award: SAKAMOTO Michiko
Bechstein Award: SHIRAKAWA Hikari
Players: FUJIWARA Ami (Pf.), URAKABE Shinji (Pf.)
Recording: IWASHITA Tetsuya
information: International Piano Duo Association +813-6434-1003
e-mail ipda.2pianos4hands@gmail.com
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The list of the prize winners of the past International Competition Of Piano Duo Music Composition
International Piano Duo Association,Tokyo, Japan