Challenger’s Live

Concerts featuring Contestants who did not advance to the next round will be held during the 9th Sendai International Music Competition. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy an up-close performance by Contestants from the Competition.

Coordinator/MC: TAHARA Saée (Pianist)
Assistant Coordinator: KADOWAKI Izumi (Violinist)

Violin Section

Date / Start	May 29 (Thu) 14:00
Venue	OSHIKAWA Memorial Hall at Tohoku Gakuin University
Seats	Non-reserved Seats
Artists	Competition Contestants *To be announced once finalized.
Co-performing Pianists	KATO Naoko, KIMURA Natsuko, SAI Kanpei, SHINDO Izumi, CHIBA Marin, BUN Kyoka
How to Attend	Free entry, no application required Please come directly to the venue on the day of the event *Entry may be limited depending on conditions at the venue on the day of the concert.

Piano Section

Date / Start	June 19 (Thu) 14:00
Venue	Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai Theater Hall
Seats	Non-reserved Seats
Artists	Competition Contestants *To be announced once finalized.
How to Attend	Free entry, no application required Please come directly to the venue on the day of the event *Entry may be limited depending on conditions at the venue on the day of the concert.

Master Class by Jury Member

Master Classes by this Competition’s Jury Members who are world-class musicians and pedagogues will be held during the 9th Sendai International Music Competition with 2 sections: violin and piano.

Violin Section

Date / Start	June 2 (Mon) 11:00 June 3 (Tue) 13:00
Venue	Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai Theater Hall
Seats	Non-reserved Seats
Jury Members	June 2 (Mon) HUANG Mengla (China) Liviu PRUNARU (Romania/Belgium) Mihaela MARTIN (Germany) June 3 (Tue) Cho-Liang LIN (U.S.A.) Boris BELKIN (Belgium) Shmuel ASHKENASI (U.S.A.)
Students and Eligibility	Students junior-high school age up to 25 years of age who aspire to one day become musicians, and Competition Contestants
Ticket	(1) Contestants You can enter only by showing your ID card at the reception. (Free seating) (2) Accompanying persons Adult: ¥2,000 / Student: ¥500 (Only a specified date) Please see the Ticket Information page for details.

Piano Section

Date / Start	June 23 (Mon) 13:00 June 24 (Tue) 13:00
Venue	Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai Theater Hall
Seats	Non-reserved Seats
Jury Members	June 23 (Mon) Jacques ROUVIER (France/Jury Vice-Chairperson ) DANG Thai Son (Canada/Viet Nam) Rena SHERESHEVSKAYA (Russia/France) June 24 (Tue) Kevin KENNER (U.S.A.) Matthias KIRSCHNEREIT (Germany) Josep COLOM (Spain)
Students and Eligibility	Students junior-high school age up to 25 years of age who aspire to one day become musicians, and Competition Contestants
Ticket	(1) Contestants You can enter only by showing your ID card at the reception. (Free seating) (2) Accompanying persons Adult: ¥2,000 / Student: ¥500 (Only a specified date) Please see the Ticket Information page for details.

A request to audience members

• Depending on the progress of the Master Classes, entry to the venue may be controlled.
• Please refrain from photography, video and audio recording (With the exception of those related to the students who have obtain permission beforehand).
• Please understand that photographs may be taken by organizers for the purpose of records and for media coverage.

Grassroots Concert

These concerts are organized and managed by the citizens of Sendai with the goal of bringing the magnificent performances of Contestants from the Competition to as many as people as possible.

Violin Section

Date / Start	May 31 (Sat) 11:00
Venue	IVy Hall at SENDAI CHUO MUSIC CENTER
Seats	Non-reserved Seats
Artists	Competition Contestants *To be announced once finalized.
Co-performing Pianists	KATO Naoko
How to Attend	Free entry, advance application

Piano Section

Date / Start	June 21 (Sat) 11:00
Venue	IVy Hall at SENDAI CHUO MUSIC CENTER
Seats	Non-reserved Seats
Artists	Competition Contestants *To be announced once finalized.
How to Attend	Free entry, advance application

　　　

For Inquiry・Application

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