Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

At the 5^th Takamatsu International  Piano Competition held from February 12^th to 24^th, 2023, in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, three of the five finalists performed using the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano.

Held every four years, the Takamatsu International Piano Competition is one of the most prestigious international piano competitions in Japan. At this year's 5^th competition, three of the five finalists performed using the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano, and Shuhei AOSHIMA was awarded the 2^nd place prize, Nail MAVLIUDOV the 3^rd place prize, and Yuya NISHIMOTO the 4^th place prize.

5^th Takamatsu International Piano Competition: Final Results

About the Takamatsu International Piano Competition

The Takamatsu International Piano Competition has been held every four years since 2006 in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. By expanding the circle of international exchange through contact with musicians who challenge the world, and by continuing to hold this international competition full of dreams and excitement, the competition aims to contribute to the development of Kagawa's musical culture and to foster it in the local community. This is the third international piano competition established in Japan, following the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (held every three years since 1991) and the Sendai International Music Competition (held every three years since 2001).

Official website:

https://www.tipc.jp/english_index.html

 YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC4xtSEcIRkrGyVIW9Uzt5w

About the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano

Unveiled in 2001 as the flagship instrument of the Shigeru Kawai line, the SK-EX concert grand piano is hand-crafted in limited numbers following a unique ‘prototyping’ creation process. In order to achieve the supreme range of expression required in a concert piano, each instrument utilises a variety of carefully selected materials, with premium aged spruce soundboards. Shigeru Kawai instruments adopt the advanced Millennium III keyboard action, featuring extended wooden keys and advanced ABS Carbon action parts, providing superior speed and responsiveness than conventional wooden action parts, allowing pianists to express a greater range of feeling and emotion in their performance.