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Piano: Kaoru Amano

Kaoru Amano, piano

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In 2025, she won third prize and the audience award at the 9th Sendai International Music Competition, Piano Division.
Born in 2013 in Tokyo. In 2023 (at the age of 9), she held her debut recital and has since been actively performing ever since. She has won numerous awards in various competitions, including the Bronze Prize at the 48th PTNA Piano Competition Pre-Special Class and the Grand Prix at the 12th European International Piano Competition in Japan. She has also performed overseas, including solo recitals in Switzerland and concertos in Italy. She has performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, and is scheduled to perform with New Japan Philharmonic, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, and others in the future. She studied under the late Akiko Sugitani and Chika Matsushima.