Tokyo Music Competition
YAMADA Sho
Piano
Born in: Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
2nd place, Piano Section, The 7th Tokyo Music Competition 2009
Musical Study Experiences
Began learning piano from 8 years of age
2001 Graduated top of class from Kunitachi College of Music Junior High School
2004 Graduated top of class from the piano performance course, Tokyo College of Music High School
2008 Graduated from the Piano Performance Course, Tokyo College of Music
2009 Studies at Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Teachers
Studied under Kikuchi Reiko, Jumei Yoshikazu, Nojima Minoru and George Nadl
Musical Careers
| 1996 | Excellence Award, the Yamaha Group Key Piano Competition |
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| 1997 | Encouragement Award, the Yamaha Group Key Piano Competition |
| 1998 | Performed with Poland National Krakow Orchestra |
| 1999 | Finalist, D-Level, PTNA Piano Competition |
| 2000 | Performed with Poland National Krakow Orchestra on tour in Europe |
| 2001 | Performed Grieg’s Piano Concerto with Poland National Krakow Orchestra |
| 2003 | Gold Prize, Concerto B Category, International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA; as an extra prize, performed Chopin’s Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante with Poland National Krakow Orchestra Silver Prize, High School Category, International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA Finalist of the Student Music concours of Japan |
| 2004 | March: Graduated top of class from Tokyo College of Music High School Performed in a piano recital at Tokyo College of Music Performed in Sakai Rie and Yamada Sho Joint Piano Concert "An Evening of Chopin" 3rd Place, No-age-limit category, International SEILER Piano Competition in Japan Gold Prize, General Public Category, Final, International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA |
| 2005 | Performed in Seiler New Year Concert 2005 Participated in the National of the 2nd International Chopin Piano Delegate Competitionin in ASIA Passed the 31st Tokyo International Association of Artists Debut Audition Excellence Award, the 24th TIAA All Japan Classical Music Concert 3rd Place, the 5th PETROF Piano Competition |
| 2006 | Encouragement award, Special Level, PTNA Piano Competition October: Performed in Dina Yoffe's Piano Master Class (open to observers) held at the Toppan Hall Performed in Vladimir Krainev’s Piano Master Class (open to observers) in Yokohama Minato Mirai |
| 2007 | May: Performed in the concert celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Tokyo College of Music October: Performed in the Japan-Austria Cultural Association Fresh Concert 2007 at the Suntory Hall and won the Japan Bösendorfer Award as a piano special prize from the Japan Bösendorfer Association |
| 2008 | March: Performed in Tokyo College of Music Graduation Concert Selected by students of the 13th Hamamatsu International Piano Academy and Piano Competition supervised by Hirokon Nakamura June: Won Special Jury Prize at the Yokohama International Piano Competition |
| 2009 | 2nd Place, Piano Section, the 7th Tokyo Music Competition |
| 2010 | April: Participated in the 16th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw May: 4th Place and Diploma, the 13th International Piano Competition Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize in Italy |
| 2011 | April: Nominated for the Best Pianist for the Year 2011 at the 6th Art Center of Tokyo Piano Competition |
Repertoire
Baroque to contemporary; in particular I have been strongly drawn to Chopin’s music on which I am enthusiastically working on.