- HOME
- Explore Events
- TBK Productions
- Tokyo Music Competition
- List of Winners
- NISHIMURA Shotaro
Tokyo Music Competition
NISHIMURA Shotaro
Piano
2nd place, and Audience Award, Piano Section, The 14th Tokyo Music Competition 2016
Musical Study Experiences
1999 Began piano at 7 years of age
2011 Graduated from Omiya Koryo high school
2015 Graduated at the top of class with a piano major from the Department of Instrumental Music, the Faculty of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts winning the Doseikai Prize, the Acanthus Music Prize, the Ataka Prize, Norio Ohga Prize and the Mitsubishi Estate Prize at time of graduation. Attended the International Keyboard Institute & Festival (U.S.A）taking lessons with Alexander Kobrin and various other musicians.
Attended the 2016 Imola Summer Piano Academy & Festival (Italy) and took lessons with Stefano Fiuzzi, Leonid Margarius and Boris Petrushansky.
Currently a master's student at the Graduate School of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts
Teachers
Previously studied piano under Ogusu Takako, Takemoto Emi, Shimizu Koki, Nakai Nobuhito, Takeda Miwako, Ueda Katsumi, chamber music under Sakai Chiharu, Kawasaki Kazunori and piano duo with two pianos under Kakuno Yu
Musical Careers
| 2009 | 2nd Place, the 15th Hupfer Tosu Piano Concours |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1st Place and Hyogo Prefectural Governor Award, Piano Section, the 25th Takarazuka Vega Music Competition |
| 2014 | Performed in the "Vega Winners Concert" for winning 1st place at the Takarazuka Vega Music Competition Performed with the Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra, Tokyo led by Takaseki Ken in the Tokyo University of the Arts Morning Concert |
| 2015 | Performed at various events including Douseikai Debut Concert, Japan Piano Technicians Association Debut Concert, Mitsubishi Estate Prize Winner's Recital |
| 2016 | Semi-finalist, The 12th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition (U.K) Performed with the Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra led by Oliver Holt in Casablanca, Morocco 1st Place, the 5th Imola Piano Award (Italy) 2nd Place and Audience Award, Piano Section, the 14th Tokyo Music Competition |
Repertoire
I am familiar with compositions from the Baroque Period to the contemporary, especially pieces written by German and Russian composers. I am also not limited to piano solos and concertos, working on music in various forms and styles such as new compositions and ensembles with strings and percussions.