Piano
Born in: Saitama Prefecture, Japan
3rd place, Piano Section, The 6th Tokyo Music Competition 2008

Musical Study Experiences

2004 Graduated from the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
2007 Completed graduate studies at the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
2011 Acquired PhD from the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts
While studying at the department of piano of Tokyo University of the Arts, worked as a teaching assistant

Teachers

Previously studied under Matsugi Toyoko, Akama Akiko, Ogino Chisato, Harimoto Mieko, Sako Akiyoshi, Ono Shinji and also Dina Yoffe
Took lessons from Andrzej Jasinski, Vadim Sakharov, Pavel Nersessian, Evgeny Zarafiants and Mikhail Lidsky

Musical Careers

1996	Best 10, E-Level, National, the 20th PTNA Piano Competition
1997	Gold Prize, E Group, the 5th Young Artist Piano Concour
2001	1st Place, University Category, the 3rd Japan Player's Competition Silver Prize, F Category, the 12th Saitama Piano Competition
2004	Finalist, the 6th International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia
2005	Took master classes by Dina Yoffe in Tokyo
2006	Semi-finalist, 1st Takamatsu International Piano Competition
2008	3rd Place, Piano Section, the 6th Tokyo Music Competition
2011	December: Held piano solo recital at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall as a Tokyo Music Competition Winners Recital
2012	April: Became a part time lecturer at the department of piano of Tokyo University of the Arts
Current	Lecturer at the Young Artist Piano Academy and at the Ono Piano Method School For Children

Repertoire

Major works of; Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Prokofiev.
I am also enthusiastically working on chamber music and accompaniment for vocal and instrumental music.

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