Organization

Organizers

Sendai International Music Competition Organizing Committee
City of Sendai
Sendai Cultural Foundation

Organizing Committee

Advisers	SAWA Kazuki	Chairman of the Board, Japan Federation of Musicians
	MURAI Yoshihiro	Governor of Miyagi Prefecture
	HASHIMOTO Keiichi	Chairperson, Sendai City Assembly
	ABE Masanao	Chairman, The Culture Foundation of Miyagi
	TOKIEDA Tadashi	President, ONGAKU NO TOMO SHA CORP.
	FUJISAKI Saburosuke	Chairman, The Sendai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chairperson	KOHRI Kazuko	Mayor, City of Sendai
Vice-Chairpersons	UEDA Katsumi	Chairperson, Managing Committee/ Pianist/ Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts/ Professor, Ueno Gakuen Junior College
	NODAIRA Ichiro	Member, Managing Committee/ Pianist/ Composer/ President, Tokyo College of Music/ Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts
	TATSUMI Akiko	President, Toho Gakuen School of Music
	SUGIMOTO Kazuhiro	Dean, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
	MASUKO Jiro	Special Advisor, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
	UJIIE Teruhiko	Chairman, The 77 BANK, Ltd.
	FUJIMOTO Akira	Vice Mayor, City of Sendai
	KANEKO Masashi	Director General, Sendai Cultural Foundation
Members	SATO Shun	Vice-Chairperson, Managing Committee/ Pianist/ Guest Professor, Tokyo College of Music
	SHIBUYA Yumiko	Vice-Chairperson, Managing Committee/ Violinist
	HORIGOME Yuzuko	Member, Managing Committee/ Violinist
	HORI Masafumi	Member, Managing Committee/ Violinist/ Honorary Concertmaster, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo/ Honorary Professor and Specially Appointed Professor, Toho Gakuen School of Music
	EBI Akiko	Member, Managing Committee/ Pianist/ Specially Appointed Professor, Toho Gakuen School of Music
	KURATO Teru	Member, Managing Committee/ Pianist/ Professor, Miyagi University of Education
	WAGATSUMA Masataka	Member, Managing Committee/ Chief Producer, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
	ARAI Noriyuki	Managing Director, Secretary General, Japan Federation of Musicians
	OHNO Michiko	President, Japan Piano Teachers Association
	FUKUDA Seikoh	CEO, The Piano Teachers’ National Association of Japan
	MIYAMA Naohisa	President, JAPANESE STRING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ Violinist/ Professor, Musashino Academia Musicae
	NIWA Toru	General Director, Secretary General, Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters
	OHYAMA Kentaro	Chairperson Emeritus, Sendai Association of Corporate Executives
	GOTO Yasuki	President, Junior Chamber International Sendai
	ICHIRIKI Masahiko	PRESIDENT, THE KAHOKU SHIMPO
	OGURA Namiki	Director of Sendai Station, Japan Broadcasting Corporation
	SASAKI Tetsuo	Chairman of the Board of Trustees Chancellor, MIYAGI GAKUIN
	MATSURA Chihiro	President of Board, Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
	FUNAYAMA Hiroshi	Manager of Sendai shop YAMAHA MUSIC JAPAN Co.,Ltd.
	KIMURA Atsushi	Branch Manager, Sendai Branch, KAWAI MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Mfg. co., Ltd.
	SUENAGA Jinichi	Director-General, Environment and Living Department, Miyagi Prefectural Government
	YUKI Yoshio	Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Sendai Tourism, Convention and International Association
	IWAKI Toshihiro	Director General, Culture and Tourism Bureau, City of Sendai
	ITO Yukio	Member, Managing Committee/ Deputy Director General, Sendai Cultural Foundation

Managing Committee

Chairperson	UEDA Katsumi	Pianist/ Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts/ Professor, Ueno Gakuen Junior College
Vice-Chairpersons	SATO Shun	Pianist/ Guest Professor, Tokyo College of Music
Vice-Chairpersons	SHIBUYA Yumiko	Violinist
Members	HORIGOME Yuzuko	Violinist
	NODAIRA Ichiro	Pianist/ Composer/ President, Tokyo College of Music/ Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts
	HORI Masafumi	Violinist/ Honorary Concertmaster, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo/ Honorary Professor and Specially Appointed Professor, Toho Gakuen School of Music
	EBI Akiko	Pianist/ Specially Appointed Professor, Toho Gakuen School of Music
	KURATO Teru	Pianist/ Professor, Miyagi University of Education
	WAGATSUMA Masataka	Chief Producer, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
	TAKASHIMA Shuuichi	Director, Culture and Tourism Bureau, City of Sendai
	ITO Yukio	Deputy Director General, Sendai Cultural Foundation

Planning & Promotion Committee

Members	OIKAWA Koji	Pianist/ Professor, Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University/ Visiting Professor, Kunitachi College of Music
	OGATA Makiko	Branch manager, Japan Piano Teachers Association Tohoku
	KIKUCHI Yasue	Violinist
	KURATO Teru	Member, Managing Committee/ Pianist/ Professor, Miyagi University of Education
	SHIBUYA Yumiko	Vice-Chairperson, Managing Committee/ Violinist
	SHIBOTA Keiko	Violinist
	SHOJI Michiko	Pianist/ Director, Sendai Chuo Music Center IVy HALL
	SUGAWARA Nozomu	Pianist/ Lecturer, Nagoya College of Music/ Lecturer, Tokiwagi Gakuen High School/ Lecturer, Nagoya City Kikuzato High School/ Special lecturer, Utsunomiya Junior College
	TAHARA Saée	Pianist/ Lecturer, Showa Academia Musicae
	TSUCHIDA Sadakatsu	Pianist/ Professor, Shokei Gakuin University/ Lecturer, Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University
	NISHIMOTO Yukihiro	Concertmaster, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
	HIBINO Hiroyuki	Conductor/ Clarinetist/ Professor, Miyagi University of Education
	FUKUHARA Keizo	Pianist
	WAGATSUMA Masataka	Member, Managing Committee/ Chief Producer, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra