Tomoharu Ushida

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Origin| Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki City Japan
Genres| Classical Music
Occupation(s)| pianist
Instruments| piano
Years active| 2012 - present
Labels| Universal Music

Tomoharu Ushida (born Fukushima Prefecture, October 16, 1999[1][2]) is a Japanese pianist.

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Awards
* 3 Discography
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early life and education[edit]

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] 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.[7][8]

In 2014, Ushida performed for the first time with overseas artists, the Wiener Kammer Orchestra (conducted by Stefan Vlader). In 2015, he performed in Japan, with the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev,[9] and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yatsek Kaspsik in 2018.[10]

## Awards[edit]

* 2011 - XII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA - Concert B Division - First Prize (youngest in the history of the category)[11]
* 2012 - XIII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA - Concert C Division - First Prize (youngest in the history of the category)[12]
* 2012 - XVI Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition - First Prize (youngest in the history of the competition)[13]
* 2018 - X Hamamatsu International Piano Competition - Second Prize, Audience Award, Award from President of Warsaw, Poland[14]
* 2019 - 29th Idemitsu Music Awards[15][16]

## Discography[edit]

CDs [17] | Launch date  | Record company  | Number

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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
Traumerei  | 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 /

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Tomoharu Ushida Piano Recital". YAMAHA MUSIC. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
2. ↑ "The Yongest Pro Tomoharu Ushida". All About. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2014-06-09.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ↑ "Artist information". Japan Arts Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
4. ↑ "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 (in 日本語). Hamamatsu City. 2012-02-15. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
5. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY". UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN. Retrieved 2014-06-09.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. ↑ "Tomoharu Ushida". Classics (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-01-06.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. ↑ "Crown Prince attends Liechtenstein development ceremony". Asahi Shimbum (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-01-02.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. ↑ "XVIII Chopin Competition". chopin2020.pl. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
9. ↑ "Tomoharu Ushida". Russian National Orchestra. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
10. ↑ "A number of masterpieces spun by a prestigious orchestra in Vienna ~ Vienna Kammer Orchestra". 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2015-02-23.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
11. ↑ https://www.chopin-asia.com/edition/12th/results/a_cb.pdf
12. ↑ https://www.chopin-asia.com/edition/13th/results/cca.pdf
13. ↑ "Academy Concours Winners | History | The 18th Hamamatsu International Piano Academy". actcity.jp (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 2014-03-19.
14. ↑ "The 10th HIPIC | History | About Competition". The 11th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
15. ↑ "Winners of the prize". Idemitsu Kosan (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-01-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
16. ↑ "About the 29th Idemitsu Music Award Winners and Commemorative Concert: Iza!". Iza！ (in 日本語). 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
17. ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY | Tomoharu Ushida - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN". Tomoharu Ushida (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-01-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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