25 International Piano Duo Competition Composition Division
Grand Prize, Zen-On Publishing Company Award, Bechstein Prize and Audience Award （Certificate, Trophy, 300,000 yen）
25-14B LIU Haotong （China）
「The Dream in Two Places for two pianos」
2nd Prize and KAWAI Award （Certificate, Trophy, 200,000 yen）
25-17B KONAGAYA Kenta （Tokyo, JAPAN）
「Crossing Wave」
3rd Prize （Certificate, Trophy, 100,000 yen）
25-18A KAWAURA Yoshihiro （Saitama, JAPAN）
「Wearing Shadows, Echoing into Shade… for 4 hands」
Diploma and Ongaku-no-tomo sha Encouragement Award （Certificate, plaque and commemorative gift）
25-11A NAGAE Shuya （Osaka, JAPAN）
「《Vermillion》Nocturne-Passacaille, pour piano à 4 mains」
Diploma （Certificate）
25-03A Oliver KOLB （Germany）
「Vier Szenen Suite für Klavier zu vier Händen」
Diploma （Certificate）
25-07A Aiqiao WANG （China）
「The sigh of the wind For piano four hands」
Competition Overview
Application: January 17 2026 – January 31 2026
Preliminary Round: March 2026 (music score judging)
Final Round: June 27 2026
Result
Grand Prize 25-14B The Dream in Two Places for two pianos composed by LIU Haotong
Second Prize 25-17B Crossing Wave (2 pianos) composed by KONAGAYA Kenta
Third Prize 25-18A Wearing Shadows, Echoing into Shade… for 4 hands composed by KAWAURA Yoshihiro
Diploma 25-03A Vier Szenen Suite für Klavier zu vier Händen composed by Oliver KOLB
25-07A The sigh of the wind For piano four hands composed by Aiqiao WANG
25-11A 《Vermillion》Nocturne-Passacaille, pour piano à 4 mains composed by NAGAE Shuya
Ongaku-no-tomo sha Encouragement Award 25-11A 《Vermillion》Nocturne-Passacaille, pour piano à 4 mains composed by NAGAE Shuya
Zen-On Publishing Company Award 25-14B The Dream in Two Places for two pianos composed by LIU Haotong
KAWAI Award 25-17B Crossing Wave (2 pianos) composed by KONAGAYA Kenta
Bechstein Prize 25-14B The Dream in Two Places for two pianos composed by LIU Haotong
Audience Award 25-14B The Dream in Two Places for two pianos composed by LIU Haotong
Players: SEO Kuni & KATO Shin-ichiro PIANO DUO
Recording: IWASHITA Tetsuya
Photo: TAIRA TAIRADATE
Organizer: 国際ピアノデュオ協会 International Piano Duo Association
Final Round Jury
without honorifics and Japanese alphabetical order
ISAJI Sunao
KOUJIBA Tomiko
TERASHIMA Rikuya
NIIMI Tokuhide
HARUHATA Céleri
OSANO Kei (Final Round only)
HORIE Mariko (Final Round only)