Tomoharu Ushida Explained

Tomoharu Ushida
Occupation:pianist
Label:Universal Classics
Years Active:2012–present
Genre:Classical
Instrument:piano
Origin:Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki City Japan

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

Early life and education

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

Discography

CDs[22] Launch dateRecord companyNumber
Liebesträume ~ Tomoharu Ushida debutMarch 14, 2012Universal Music JapanUCCY-9012 / UCCY-1023
Memories August 22, 2012Universal Music JapanUCCY-9015 / UCCY-1026
Dedication-List & Chopin MasterpiecesJune 19, 2013Universal Music JapanUCCY-9018 / UCCY-1030
TräumereiJuly 2, 2014Universal Music JapanUCCY-9019 / UCCY-1039
LiebesfreudJune 24, 2015Universal Music JapanUCCY-9024 / UCCY-1056
Pictures at an exhibitionSeptember 14, 2016Universal Music JapanUCCY-1069 /
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 e 24 PreludesMarch 20, 2019Universal Music JapanUCCY-1096 /
Chopin Recital 2022 August 31, 2022Universal Music JapanUCCY-1115 / UCXY-1003

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: April 15, 2012. Tomoharu Ushida Piano Recital. 2012-04-22. YAMAHA MUSIC.
  2. Web site: June 26, 2013. The Yongest Pro Tomoharu Ushida. 2014-06-09. All About.
  3. Web site: Artist information. Japan Arts Co., Ltd.. 2014-06-09.
  4. Web site: February 15, 2012. 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. Hamamatsu City. 2014-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102115/http://hamamatsu-genki.jp/modules/h_topics/index.php?page=article&storyid=185. 2014-02-02. ja.
  5. Web site: BIOGRAPHY. UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. 2014-06-09.
  6. Web site: Tomoharu Ushida. 2022-01-06. Classics. ja.
  7. Web site: Творческая лаборатория GOSHprojects. 2022-01-30. www.goshprojects.org. ru.
  8. Web site: Афиша концертов – Российский национальный оркестр. 2022-01-30. rno.ru. ru.
  9. Web site: Crown Prince attends Liechtenstein development ceremony. 2022-01-02. Asahi Shimbum. ja.
  10. Web site: XVIII Chopin Competition. 2022-01-09. chopin2020.pl.
  11. Web site: Tomoharu Ushida. 2022-01-09. Russian National Orchestra. en.
  12. Web site: Российский национальный оркестр, Михаил Плетнёв, Томохару Усида. 2022-01-30. meloman.ru. ru-ru.
  13. Web site: June 5, 2014. A number of masterpieces spun by a prestigious orchestra in Vienna ~ Vienna Kammer Orchestra. 2015-02-23.
  14. Web site: Leeds International Piano Competition – Semi-Finals . 2024-10-20 . The Leeds International Piano Competition . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Tomoharu Ushida, medici.tv Audience Prize winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2024 . 2024-10-20 . medici.tv . en-US.
  16. Web site: 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 . ja . Results of the 12th International Chopin Piano Competition Asia Concerto B Section.
  17. Web site: 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 . ja . Results of the 13th International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA, Concerto C Section, Asian Competition.
  18. Web site: 2014-03-19. Academy Concours Winners History The 18th Hamamatsu International Piano Academy. https://web.archive.org/web/20140319104633/http://www.actcity.jp/hacam/PianoAcademy/history/archives/. actcity.jp. ja.
  19. Web site: The 10th HIPIC History About Competition. 2022-01-02. The 11th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. en.
  20. Web site: Winners of the prize. 2022-01-05. Idemitsu Kosan. ja.
  21. Web site: June 4, 2019. About the 29th Idemitsu Music Award Winners and Commemorative Concert: Iza!. 2022-01-05. Iza！. ja.
  22. Web site: DISCOGRAPHY Tomoharu Ushida – UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. 2022-01-05. Tomoharu Ushida. ja.

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