Piano
Born in: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
1st place, Piano Section, The 6th Tokyo Music Competition 2008

Musical Study Experiences

2006 Graduated with Excellence Award from the Piano Performer Course, Tokyo College of Music High School
2010 Graduated from the Piano Performers course (special scholarship student), Tokyo College of Music
2014 Graduated top of class from Professional performance – Master of Music at Folkwang University of the Arts (Germany)

Teachers

Previously studied under Nagasawa Akemi, Kikuchi Reiko, Azuma Seizo, Henri Sigfridsson.
Studied chamber music under Jacek Klimkievich and Evgeny Sinaiski.
Also receiving master classes in Japan and overseas from numerous famous musicians.

Musical Careers

1996	Excellence Award, Elementary School Lower Grade Category, Kanagawa Classical Music Competition; performed as a soloist led by Sakakibara Sakae with Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
2004	Won an award of the culture and music festival for the Yamanashi Prefecture citizens
2005	Silver Prize, High School Category, the 6th Chopin International Piano Competition in ASIA Silver Prize, Oji Award, and Jacques Rouvier Award, G-Level, National, the 29th PTNA Piano Competition;
2008	1st Place, Piano Section, The 6th Tokyo Music Competition Held first solo recital at the Kawaii Omotesando Concert Series (Kawai Omotesando, Concert Salon Pause)
2009	Performed Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra led by Umeda Toshiaki
2010	Held a solo recital at Kioi New Artist Series (Kioi Hall, Tokyo); performed Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra led by Kawase Kentaro; performed Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra led by Miyamoto Fumiaki
2011	performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 with the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra led by Iimori Taijiro
2014	Performed Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 with the Toshima City Orchestra led by Wada Kazuki; held a solo recital as the Tokyo Music Competition Winners Recital (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Recital Hall); performed Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 with the Sophia Philharmonic Orchestra led by Shiozawa Yasuhiko
2015	Performed Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 with the Libertybell Orchestra (Tokoroza Civic Cultural Centre MUSE, Saitama) and the Chiyoda Philharmonic Orchestra (Kioi Hall, Tokyo) led by Wada Kazuki; held the Collaboration Concert with Iwami Reina (Marimba & Percussion) and Tominaga Aiko (Piano) in Himeji (Hyogo), Tokyo, and Kangawa; performed with Eroica Woodwind Quintet at La Folle Journée au Japon; performed Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 with Arte Strings led by Wada Kazuki; performed with an oboist Mogami Takayuki in the Mori Trust Marunouchi Trust City Lunch Time Concert; performed with a cellist Kaneko Rintaro in the concert “Kikudake de Sukkiri (Refresh yourself by just listening)” produced by a medical doctor Takahiro Fujimoto; performed with Takasu Mieko, Ikeda Hajime (oboe), Taiyo Yamazaki (cello) in The Agnes Hotel Lunch Time Concert and Takasu Mieko Oboe Recital; performed with Shomura Kiyoshi (guitar), Nose Yoshiki (flute), Funo Miki (flute), and Koshimizu Momoko (Organ) as well as solo in: Rose Concert (Kingswell Hall, Yamanashi) produced by music critic Majima Yudai; Funo Miki Debut Recital; Majima Yudai no Omoshiro Classic Koza (Majima Yudai's classical music fun lecture), Yamanashi Prefectural Citizen's Culture Hall; Hajimete no Classic Series (classical music for the first time series), Canora Hall (Nagano) Performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3 with the Blossom Philharmonic Orchestra led by Wada Kazuki in the UNHCR Charity Concert for supporting refugees
2016	Performed with Takasu Mieko (oboe) in the NHK-FM's radio program Recital Nova; performed with Tada Shotaro (trumpet) in the outreach concert (Kinryu Kindergarten, Taito-city, Tokyo); Performed Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 with Katsushika Philharmoniker led by Ikariyama Ryuichiro; performed in Shiseido THE GINZA with YAMAHA GINZA “Stage de Kagayaku Eye Make Jissen (Eye makeup experience to shine your up on the stage) and Mini-Concert”; performed in Hakuju Bösendorfer Salon Lunch Time Concert (Tokyo); performed with Saitoh Masahiro, Kondo Yoshihiro, Matsumoto Kazumasa, Miyatani Rika, Sudo Chiharu in the Special Gala Concert—Project PIANO with world's 3 greatest pianos celebrating the 10th anniversary of Suginami Koukaidou (concert hall in Tokyo); appeared in radio program Gakipara (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting); performed with Kawada Tomoko (violin) and Mizuno Yuki (cello) in Hajimete no Classic Series (classical music for the first time series) produced by Majima Yudai, Canora Hall (Nagano); performed with Iwami Reina (marimba) in Morning Concert Summer Special Edition (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall); performed with Takeda Akihiro (violin) in the Tokyo Music Competition Winners Recital (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall); performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 with Chiyoda Philharmonic Orchestra led by Wada Kazuki
2017	Performed Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with Toshima City Orchestra led by Wada Kazuki; performed with Okumura Ai (violin) in Majima Yudai no Omoshiro Classic Koza (Majima Yudai's classical music fun lecture), Yamanashi Prefectural Citizen's Culture Hall; performed with Ogawa Kyoko (violin), Tohara Nao (violin), Tahara Ayako (viola), Morita Keisuke (cello) in Lecture Concert-Chamber Music and Operetta “Boccaccio” (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall); performed with Ishii Fuko in piano duo with 2 pianos in Ueno de Classic (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall); released solo debut album CD “Lila no Hana (Lilac flowers)” from Nippon Acoustic Records; held solo recital Tominaga Aiko Piano Salon Concert (YAMAHA Ginza Concert Salon, Tokyo), celebrating her CD release
2018	Appeared in “PTNA Ensokaiin ni yoru 2018 Competition Kadaikyoku Rokuon Kikikurabe ( Listening event for recordings of 2018 PTNA competition repertoire by PTNA members); performed with Otani Yasuko (violin), Funo Miki (flute), Nakamura Anri (oboe) as well as solo in Majima Yudai no Omoshiro Classic Koza (Majima Yudai's classical music fun lecture), Yamanashi Prefectural Citizen's Culture Hall; performed with Iwami Reina (marimba) and Tamura Takuya (marimba & percussion) in One-coin (500yen) Concert (Hyogo Performing Arts Center); performed with Iwami Reina (marimba & percussion) in the 10th Kiyosato no Mori Suzukaze Sai (festival in Yamanashi); performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 with Toshima City Orchestra led by Wada Kazuki; performed with Oue Keitaro (oboe) in the Support Pia Outreach Concert (Ota Kuritsu Shogaisha Sogo Support Center [Ota municipal Support Center for persons with disabilities])
2019	Performed with Ikeda Hajime (oboe) in Classics presented by Ueda Masataka “Dinner Concert (french restaurant Hitotsugicho Club, Tokyo)”; performed with Otani Yasuko (violin) in the 92th Ai no Chapel Concert (Chapel Concert for Love) at Ikenoue Christ Church (Tokyo); performed with Otani Yasuko (violin) and Quartet SISLEY in Hajimete no Classic Concert Vol.2 (Classic Concert for the first time)
Present	Continues perfoming as a soloist and a chamber ensemble member based in Japan. Recently, she also teaches younger generations.

Further Activities

Released 2 CDs
2016: Suginami Koukaidou Kareinaru Piano Sanju-dan Saito Masahiro to Nakamatachi (Great Piano Ensemble with 3 Pianos at Suginami Koukaidou—Saito Masahiro and his friends) from Nami Records (Piano: Saito Masahiro, Kondo Yoshihiro, Kumamoto Mari, Matsumoto Kazumasa, Mifune Yuko, Sekimoto Shohei, Sudo Chiharu, Takahashi Takako, Tominaga Aiko)

2017: Solo debut album “Lila no Hana (Lilac flowers)” from Nippon Acoustic Records (Semi prize of the Choicest CD selected by Record Geijutsu [Japanese record magazine])
As a soloist, previously performed numerous times with major Japanese orchestras including the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra as well as amateur orchestras such as Toshima City Orchestra, Sophia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chiyoda Philharmonic Orchestra, and Katsushika Philharmoniker.

Repertoire

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.1, No.2, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphonic Dances
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.11, No.20, No.21, No.23
Beetohven: Piano Concerto No.1, No.3 Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
and many more to be added (including piano parts of orchestral music)

Major duets for Violin and Piano

Especially, I have been working on solos, chamber music and concertos by Rachmaninov as the most important repertoire for me.

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