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Piano: Kazusa Sagawa

Kazusa Sagawa, piano

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Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1998. Completed the master's program at Tokyo College of Music and its graduate school at Chief of his class. Won 1st place in the piano section of the 21st Tokyo Music Competition. Won 2nd place (highest Japanese prize) at the 4th Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition, as well as the Audience Award. 2nd place in the piano section of the 90th Japan Music Competition. 1st place at the 31st Takarazuka Vega Music Competition. Highest prize at the 15th Japan Performer Competition. The youngest person in history to win first place at the 15th Tokyo College of Music Competition. Top prize at the Salzburg-Mozart International Chamber Music Competition in Tokyo 2022. Received the 39th Kirishima International Music Festival Award in 2018. Studied abroad at the Moscow Conservatory (Russia) as a short-term study abroad scholarship student at the Tokyo College of Music. In addition to winning the Most Promising Award at Villa Sandra Piano Academy (Italy), she has also studied at Chetham's International Piano Summer School (UK) and Hamamatsu International Piano Academy. In addition to being selected as a soloist for the regular Tiara Kotou concert hosted by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and receiving favorable reviews, he has performed with New Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. Currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo College of Music, where he studies under Katsunori Ishii and Masataka Takada, and works as a part-time performance researcher.