TOKYO: Japan’s Yuki Nakahashi won the second prize in the composition section of the Geneva International Music Competition, known as a gateway to success for young musicians, on Wednesday.

South-Korean Shin Kim won First Prize of the Concours de Genève, section composition. Yuki Nakahashi (Japan) was attributed Second prize. Ármin Cservenák (Hungary) was awarded Third Prize. Congratulations to them all!! The Final Round was held on 26 October in Geneva, Switzerland pic.twitter.com/ifNySqHmgK

— Concours de Genève (@concoursgeneve) October 26, 2022

Nakahashi, 27, was among the three finalists picked from 97 participants in the section.

After studying at the graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts, Nakahashi entered the Conservatory of Paris in September 2020.

He won the third prize in the composition section of the Music Competition of Japan in 2019.

Among other Japanese composers, Shoichi Yabuta and Hinako Takagi won the first prize at the Geneva competition in 2015 and 2019, respectively. At the 2021 competition, Japan’s Michiaki Ueno won the first prize in the cello section.

JIJI Press