Prizes awarded at the 2022 Tokyo International Viola Competition

On 4 June, Korean violist Hayang Park (b.1998) was awarded first prize at the Tokyo International Viola Competition. Along with first prize, Park won JPY 1,000,000 (£6,000), and the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra Prize. Park is an alumna of the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain, where she studied with Nobuko Imai. Since October 2021, she has been studying at Kronberg Academy, also with Imai.
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