XXIX International Chopin Festival
"Lato z Chopinem"
named after Barbara Hesse-Bukowska
Busko-Zdrój, July  17-21, 2024  

Hana Igawa currently studies at  Freiburg Musikhochschule in Germany and ives  in Berlin. She has received numerous awards in such competitions as Ⅹ Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, CT -Third prize,  Ⅲ Future stars international piano competition-Third Prize and Best Haydn Paformance Prize, 23rd KOBE International Music Competition -Grand Prize and Kobe Newspaper Award, YAMAHA Young Pianist Concert Gold Award (2010), 23rd Burckhardt International Music Competition -Jury Award, 34th Aichi Piano Competition -Silver Prize, and many others.

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She has also performed at YAMAHA Piano Festival Concert, Ceremony playing on the day of the birthday of Imperial Highness Crown Prince of Japan (Heian Jingu/Kyoto Concert Hall), Japan-Italy International Concert (Milan Italy), Vienna International Pianist Academy (2015) International Masterclass at Kurozweki, Poland (2017) and others. From April to July in 2017 Performed  six solo recitals a month sponsored by Kusatsu Music Forest International Concert Hall, and many other concerts in Japan.  She has featured at Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" with Orchestra Lviv Virtuoso philharmony (Ukraine). She currently studies under tutelage of Prof Susanne Grützmann and Eric Le Sage .