Kobe International
Flute Competition

神戸国際フルートコンクール

Date & Time  Sunday, 18 October 2026 / 2:00 PM Start
Venue  Kobe Bunka Hall, Medium Hall
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Date & Time  Monday, 19 October 2026 / 7:00 PM Start
Venue  Hamarikyu Asahi Hall
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Roussel: Joueurs de flûte op. 27
Jolivet: Chant de Linos
and more

Fabian Johannes Egger (Flute)
Kaeko Suzuki (Piano)

Fabian Johannes Egger, Flute

Fabian Johannes Egger was born in Southern Germany in 2007 and admitted to the gifted program at the Leopold Mozart Institute of the University of Mozarteum Salzburg at the age of ten. From 2020, he received tuition from Andrea Lieberknecht at the Munich University of Music and Theater starting his Bachelor’s degree in 2023. Within one year he won first prize, audience prize and the prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work (his own composition) at the International Aeolus Competition, third place in Eurovision Young Musicians, VP Bank opus award (valueing his artistic personality) and first prize at Kobe International Flute Competition. Being the scholarship holder of several important foundations he has performed as a soloist with many orchestras in Germany and throughout Europe.

Kaeko Suzuki, Piano

Graduating from the Kyoto City University of Arts, Suzuki Kaeko received the Artists Diploma from Indiana University and continued her studies in Germany and France. After returning to Japan, she gave well-received solo recitals in Kyoto, Hyogo, and other cities. She has performed in chamber music with renowned musicians such as Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi, Uemura Noboru, William Bennett, and Trevor Wye. She plays extensively in Taiwan, China, and the US and was invited to perform at the Celebrate Concert for the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. She has been an official pianist of the Kobe International Flute Competition since the 8th edition.

The 11th KIFC
Watch Fabian Johannes Egger’s Performance on YouTube

Final Round

W. A. Mozart: Konzert D-dur K.314
（T. Ichiyanagi: “In A Living Memory” for solo flute – Not available due to copyright restrictions.）

Second Round

R. Muczynski: Moments, Op.47
P. Taffanel: Fantaisie sur “Le Freyschutz”
J. Ibert: Pièce

First Round

J. S. Bach: Sonata h-moll BWV1030
K. J. Andersen: Concertstück Op.3

Kobe Cultural Foundation
Contact Form

Japan Federation of Musicians, Japan Flutists Association

（For the Kobe performance only）
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Osaka-Kobe