Piano
Born in: Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
3rd place, Piano Section, The 20th Tokyo Music Competition 2022

Musical Study Experiences

March 2013 Graduated from the Music High School attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of Arts
March 2017 Graduated from the Department of Instrumental Music, the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
March 2022 Completed the master's course at the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
September 2022 Completed the master's course at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar with the highest score unanimously

Teachers

Previously studied under MIGITAKA Rie, AZUMA Seizo, HARADA Hideyo, and István LAJKÓ.
Received guidance from numerous renowned musicians, such as Christoph LIESKE, Pascal DEVOYON, and Imre ROHMANN at masterclasses in Japan and overseas.

Musical Careers

2010	1st Place, High School Division, the 13th Choko cup International Music Competition (Japan)
2014	Gold Prize, National and Bronze Prize, Asia Final, Concerto C Division, the 15th Chopin International Piano Competition in ASIA
2019	Finalist, Category C, the Windsor International Piano Competition
2020	1st Place, the 10th International Competition for Young Pianists Slobozhanska Fantasy (Ukraine)
2022	3rd Place, Piano Section, the 20th Tokyo Music Competition

Further Activities

Since making her soloist debut at the age of 17, Yoshihara has continued to hold recitals in Tokyo. She has performed Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Yokohama Symphony Orchestra, and under the baton of TSUNODA Kosuke performed Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Yoshihara is also engaged in chamber music. She has received guidance from numerous professional musicians, including, but not limited to, YAMAZAKI Nobuko, TSUDA Yuya, and IKEMATSU Hiroshi, and is active in chamber concerts such as a collaboration with KONDO Kaoru.

Repertoire

While Romantic music is Yoshihara's strength, she also plays a wide range of pieces from Baroque to Modern to Contemporary era. She is particularly fond of German and Russian pieces. During her study abroad in Germany, where her studies focused on the music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann, Yoshihara also furthered her studies in Russian music. Since high school, she has performed numerous chamber music works regardless of instrumentation, and has a diverse repertoire of duos, trios, quartets, quintets, and sextets.

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