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Tomoharu Ushida

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Tomoharu Ushida
OriginFukushima Prefecture Iwaki City Japan
GenresClassical
Occupationpianist
Instrumentpiano
Years active2012–present
LabelsUniversal Classics

Tomoharu Ushida (born Fukushima, Japan, October 16, 1999[1][2]) is a Japanese pianist.

Early life and education

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Ushida was born in Fukushima Prefecture.[3][4] He moved to Shanghai with his family soon after he was born, due to his father's business. He came back to Japan when he enrolled primary school in Aichi Prefecture.[5]

Ushida studied at the Moscow Conservatory under the supervision of Yuri Slesarev[6] and Alexander Vershinin.[7] He released his debut album Liebesträume from Universal Classics in 2012, at the age of 12, as the youngest Japanese classical pianist.[8]

Ushida composed the theme music of exhibition "Liechtenstein" held at the New National Art Center in Tokyo and performed in the presence of former Crown Prince (now His Majesty the Emperor) of Japan in 2012.[9][10]

In 2014, Ushida performed for the first time with overseas artists, the Wiener Kammer Orchestra (conducted by Stefan Vlader). In 2015 and 2019, he performed with the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev,[11][12] and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yatsek Kaspsik in 2018.[13]

Ushida won the second prize in the 10th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 2018.

Ushida participated in the 21th Leeds International Piano Competition in 2024 and reached to the semi-finals.[14] He also won the Medici.tv Audience Prize.[15]

Awards

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  • 2011 – XII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA – Concert B Division – First Prize (youngest in the history of the category)[16]
  • 2012 – XIII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA – Concert C Division – First Prize (youngest in the history of the category)[17]
  • 2012 – XVI Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition – First Prize (youngest in the history of the competition)[18]
  • 2018 – X Hamamatsu International Piano Competition – Second Prize, Audience Award, Award from President of Warsaw, Poland[19]
  • 2019 – 29th Idemitsu Music Awards[20][21]

Discography

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CDs[22] Launch date Record company Number
Liebesträume ~ Tomoharu Ushida debut March 14, 2012 Universal Music Japan UCCY-9012 / UCCY-1023
Memories August 22, 2012 Universal Music Japan UCCY-9015 / UCCY-1026
Dedication-List & Chopin Masterpieces June 19, 2013 Universal Music Japan UCCY-9018 / UCCY-1030
Träumerei July 2, 2014 Universal Music Japan UCCY-9019 / UCCY-1039
Liebesfreud June 24, 2015 Universal Music Japan UCCY-9024 / UCCY-1056
Pictures at an exhibition September 14, 2016 Universal Music Japan UCCY-1069 /
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 e 24 Preludes March 20, 2019 Universal Music Japan UCCY-1096 /
Chopin Recital 2022 August 31, 2022 Universal Music Japan UCCY-1115 / UCXY-1003

References

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  1. ^ "Tomoharu Ushida Piano Recital". YAMAHA MUSIC. April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Yongest Pro Tomoharu Ushida". All About. June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Artist information". Japan Arts Co., Ltd. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "今年も浜松から、世界的ピアニストの卵が誕生した！第16回浜松国際ピアノアカデミー" [The egg of a world-famous pianist was born from Hamamatsu this year as well! The 16th Hamamatsu International Piano Academy]. Energy of Hamamatsu (in Japanese). Hamamatsu City. February 15, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "BIOGRAPHY". UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Tomoharu Ushida". Classics (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Творческая лаборатория GOSHprojects". www.goshprojects.org (in Russian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Афиша концертов – Российский национальный оркестр". rno.ru (in Russian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "Crown Prince attends Liechtenstein development ceremony". Asahi Shimbum (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "XVIII Chopin Competition". chopin2020.pl. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Tomoharu Ushida". Russian National Orchestra. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Российский национальный оркестр, Михаил Плетнёв, Томохару Усида". meloman.ru (in Russian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "A number of masterpieces spun by a prestigious orchestra in Vienna ~ Vienna Kammer Orchestra". June 5, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  14. ^ "Leeds International Piano Competition – Semi-Finals". The Leeds International Piano Competition. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Tomoharu Ushida, medici.tv Audience Prize winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2024". medici.tv. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "第12回ショパン国際ピアノコンクールアジア大会審査結果 コンチェルトB部門" [Results of the 12th International Chopin Piano Competition Asia Concerto B Section] (PDF) (in Japanese).
  17. ^ "第13回ショパン国際ピアノコンクールinASIA コンチェルトC部門 アジア大会 審査結果" [Results of the 13th International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA, Concerto C Section, Asian Competition] (PDF) (in Japanese).
  18. ^ "Academy Concours Winners | History | The 18th Hamamatsu International Piano Academy". actcity.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  19. ^ "The 10th HIPIC | History | About Competition". The 11th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  20. ^ "Winners of the prize". Idemitsu Kosan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  21. ^ "About the 29th Idemitsu Music Award Winners and Commemorative Concert: Iza!". Iza！ (in Japanese). June 4, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "DISCOGRAPHY | Tomoharu Ushida – UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN". Tomoharu Ushida (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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