Tomoharu Ushida
Tomoharu Ushida (Japanese: 牛田智大) (born Fukushima, Japan, October 16, 1999) is a Japanese pianist.
Tomoharu Ushida
- Name
- Tomoharu Ushida
- Occupation
- pianist
- Born
- 1999 · Iwaki.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Fields
- classical
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory · Kurashiki Sakuyo University
- Languages
- Japanese
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Tomoharu Ushida (Japanese: 牛田智大) (born Fukushima, Japan, October 16, 1999) is a Japanese pianist.
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• Name — Tomoharu Ushida • Occupation — pianist • Label — Universal Classics • Years Active — 2012–present • Genre — Classical • Instrument — piano • Origin — Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki City Japan
Early life and education
Early life and education
Ushida was born in Fukushima Prefecture. 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 in primary school in Aichi Prefecture. Ushida studied at the Moscow Conservatory under the supervision of Yuri Slesarev and Alexander Vershinin. He released his debut album Liebesträume from Universal Classics in 2012, at the age of 12, as the youngest Japanese classical pianist. 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. 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, and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yatsek Kaspsik in 2018. Ushida won the second prize in the 10th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 2018. Ushida participated in the 21st Leeds International Piano Competition in 2024 and reached the semi-finals. He also won the Medici.tv Audience Prize.
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Tomoharu Ushida is recorded with the occupation composer. Classed in the genre classical music. Recorded as pianist and composer.
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1999
Tomoharu Ushida was born on 16 October 1999.
Discography
• CDs — 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
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Awards
• 2011 – XII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA – Concert B Division – First Prize (youngest in the history of the category) • 2012 – XIII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA – Concert C Division – First Prize (youngest in the history of the category) • 2012 – XVI Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition – First Prize (youngest in the history of the competition) • 2018 – X Hamamatsu International Piano Competition – Second Prize, Audience Award, Award from President of Warsaw, Poland • 2019 – 29th Idemitsu Music Awards
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