Sendai International Music Competition

Sendai International Music Competition
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Awarded for	Exceptional piano and violin performance
Country	Japan
Presented by	Sendai International Music Competition
First awarded	2001
Last awarded	2022
Website	https://simc.jp/en/ (in English)

The Sendai International Music Competition is a triennial violin and piano music competition held in Sendai, Japan, presented in association with the Sendai International Music Competition Organizing Committee, City of Sendai and the Sendai Cultural Foundation.^[1] In the competition there is no overall winner, rather there are six winners each from the violin and piano categories, with the first-placed winners receiving the highest prize. Although the competition is international, most award-winners have been from either Europe or Asia. The first award-winner from outside those continents was American Sean Kennard, who finished fifth in the 2004 competition's piano category.