19th Cecilia International Music Competition Special Prize Announcement and Closing Remarks

The special prizes and secondary prizes of the 19th Cecilia International Music Competition are as follows.

Special Prize

☆Cecilia International Music Competition Tokyo Jury President’s Prize

[Performed at the 20th Anniversary Concerto Concert in 2026. Details will be announced as soon as they are decided]

①Yurino Ozaki University Strings (S) Vn
②Mariya Kondo University Strings (S) Hp
③Mari Miyamoto Recital 1st Place Pf
④Hanaka Muraji Junior High School Strings (S) 2nd Place (18th 1st Place)

☆Osaka International Music Award


Saito Mika
1st place in the Piano (S) category for 3rd and 4th grade elementary school students

Agari Nagomi & Suzuna
1st place in chamber music
(Highest ranking at the 18th awards)

 

Greetings

The 19th Cecilia International Music Competition Tokyo finals came to a successful close on April 2, 2025.

Thanks to everyone’s support, the level of the competition has risen, and in some categories the judges were surprised by the high scores, making it difficult to decide which was better.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the participants and teachers for welcoming so many participants of such a high level.

The winners are truly happy that their daily efforts have been rewarded.

And to those who unfortunately missed out on a prize, we hope they will remain positive and know that they can win if they just clear the points pointed out in the comments.

The next competition will be the milestone 20th anniversary.

We are excited to see what wonderful performances we will see, and look forward to your participation.

April 10, 2025
Cecilia International Music Competition Tokyo
Judge Chairperson Yoshikawa Asako