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International Music Competition & Workshop Overview
Prize winner

Wendi Wang
Nationality: China Age: 26
China Central Conservatory of Music Admission (Graduation date: 07/2023)
Studied under Zhang Ti.
Wendi Wang
Nationality: China Age: 26
China Central Conservatory of Music Admission (Graduation date: 07/2023)
Studied under Zhang Ti.
-Awards-
Second Prize of the HKIVS/Shlomo Mintz International Violin Competition.
Third Prize and Chinese Piece Award of 2018 Schoenfeld International String Competition.
Distinction Award of the 2nd Singapore International Violin Music Festival, Nestle Cup-BMF (Beijing Music Festival) Young Musician Award.
First prize and Chinese Works Performance Award of the China National Violin Competition.
Haruka Doi
Nationality: Japan Age: 28
Berlin University of the Arts (Expected graduation: 09/2025)
Studied under Akiko Suwanai, Mark Gothoni.
Haruka Doi
Nationality: Japan Age: 28
Berlin University of the Arts (Expected graduation: 09/2025)
Studied under Akiko Suwanai, Mark Gothoni.
-Awards-
First prize in the high school division of the 65th All Japan Student Music Competition.
Third prize at the 2nd International Violin Competition of Buenos Aires, together with the Audience Prize (Albert Lysy Prize) and the Orchestra Prize.
First prize, university category of the 17th Osaka International Music Competition for stringed instruments.
First prize, Kanagawa Music Competition.
Jisoo Ahn
Nationality: Korea Age: 19
Seoul National University (Expected graduation: 02/2028)
Studied under Sunny Lee, Soran Lee.
Jisoo Ahn
Nationality: Korea Age: 19
Seoul National University (Expected graduation: 02/2028)
Studied under Sunny Lee, Soran Lee.
-Awards-
Semifinalist of The Johansen International Competition.
Won prizes in Yewon Competitiom, Neoreun Goeul Competition, Music chunchu Competition, Donga Junior Competition, and The Seoul Youth Chamber Music Competition.
Eugene Kawai
Nationality: Japan Age: 21
Tokyo University of the Arts (Graduation date: 03/2023)
Studied under Masafumi Hori, Natsumi Tamai
Eugene Kawai
Nationality: Japan Age: 21
Tokyo University of the Arts (Graduation date: 03/2023)
Studied under Masafumi Hori, Natsumi Tamai
-Awards-
First prize in the junior section of the 13th Lipinski Wieniawski International Violin Competition, 2015.
First prize in the violin division of the 10th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, 2017.
First prize, 2nd Victor Tretyakov International Violin Competition, 2021.
Yurina Arai
Nationality: Japan Age: 29
Mozarteum University Salzburg (Expected graduation: 06/2025)
Studied under Yoshiko Iwasaki, Mizuki Kato, Pierre Amoyal, Gerard Poulet, F. Agostini,
Natsumi Tamai, Dora Schwarzberg, L.Strauss, Christian Altenburger. Currently studying under R. Schimidt.
Yurina Arai
Nationality: Japan Age: 29
Mozarteum University Salzburg (Expected graduation: 06/2025)
Studied under Yoshiko Iwasaki, Mizuki Kato, Pierre Amoyal, Gerard Poulet, F. Agostini,
Natsumi Tamai, Dora Schwarzberg, L.Strauss, Christian Altenburger. Currently studying under R. Schimidt.
-Awards-
Winner of the 5th Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competition.
Second prize at the 69th Prague Spring International Music Competition.
First prize at the 14th Young Virtuoso International Competition in the chamber music category.
First prize at the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition.
Miyu Kitsuwa
Nationality: Japan Age: 23
Graduate School of Tokyo College of Music (Expected graduation: 03/2025)
Studied under Yasuko Otani, Yoshio Unno, Machie Oguri.
Miyu Kitsuwa
Nationality: Japan Age: 23
Graduate School of Tokyo College of Music (Expected graduation: 03/2025)
Studied under Yasuko Otani, Yoshio Unno, Machie Oguri.
-Awards-
Second prize at the 2nd Mozart International Music Competition for Young Musicians.
Laureate of the 89th Japan Music Competition.
Second prize and audience prize at the 19th Tokyo Music Competition.
5th prize at the 8th Sendai International Music Competition,
First prize at the 9th Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition, as well as the Chubu Philharmonic Orchestra Prize and the Audience Prize.
2023 Fifth prize at the Long- Thibaud International Music Competition.