One of the most popular young pianists for his advanced technique, beautiful tone, youthful sensibility and deep musical understanding. In 2000, Germany's largest music review magazine "Phonoform" awarded five stars to the complete recording of Chopin's etudes. He began performing at the age of 9, and made his recital debut at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2005 and at the Salzburg Festival in 2006, both of which were very successful.
He has performed with Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Hanover, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, etc. He has performed at international music festivals such as Salzburg, Rheingau, and Schleswig-Holstein, steadily expanding his playing field. At the 2010 Salzburg Festival, he performed as a substitute for Ivo Philippe Herreweghe with the Camerata Salzburg conducted by Philipp Herreweghe, and received rave reviews. April-May 2012: Participated in the Kioi Sinfonietta (conducted by Thierry Fischer) tour in the United States, October-November: Participated in the Japan tour with the Camerata Salzburg conducted by Hansjörg Schellenberger, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 They co-starred in a total of eight songs, from No. 27 to No. 27, and received high acclaim. In February 2013, she made her Vienna debut performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K.271 "Jeunom" with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra conducted by Joji Hattori. He made his London debut with a recital at London's Wigmore Hall. From 2010 to 2015, he performed Beethoven's complete piano sonata concerts (8 times in total) in Tokyo and Osaka, and received high praise from all quarters. In addition, he is currently working on a new project "Beethoven's Visit", which will gradually cover all Beethoven's works with piano, including not only solo but also chamber music and song accompaniment.
Recordings include ``Beethoven: Piano Seiji Ozawa Vol. 15 CDs from Sony, including "Richard Strauss & Franz Strauss: Horn & Piano Works" (Octavia Records), "Mozart: Rondo for Piano and Orchestra, etc." (Warner Music) Japan) has been released.
Received the 13th Nippon Steel Music Award, the 2004 American Washington Prize, the 8th Hotel Okura Music Award, and the 17th Idemitsu Music Award. In 2014, he received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award at the 64th Art Encouragement Music Division, and the 48th Suntory Music Award in 2017. In the autumn of 2016, he released a box set commemorating the completion of Beethoven's piano sonatas, and from the autumn of 2017, he will start a new recital series "Four Elements" with the theme of the four elements "water, fire, wind, and earth".