Piano Etoile Series Vol.44
Piano Recital by Kenji Miura

Jul.18.2022(Mon/Holiday) 15:00 start

Saitama Arts Theater / Concert Hall

J. S. Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (original music/Marcello: Oboe Concerto)
Haydn: Sonata No.50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37
J. S. Bach: Fantasy and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904
Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54
J. S. Bach: Italian Concerto BWV 971
Wagner(arranged by Liszt): Isoldes Liebestod
Stravinsky: Three movements from Petrushka

Saitama Arts Foundation

Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan 

Japan Arts Council

The Piano Teachers’ National Association of Japan (PTNA)

Kenji Miura

In November 2019, won the first prize and three special awards at the Long-Thibault-Crespin Competition, where Argerich served as president of the jury, making his name known worldwide as a new talent. He has won the Gold Prize at the 4th Manhattan International Music Competition, the First Prize at the 1st Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition, and the First Prize at the 2017 Steinway Competition in Berlin. Won the Encouragement Prize and the AAF Prize at the 9th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition.

Has been invited to numerous venues around the world, including Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Radio France Hall, Hamamatsu Act City, Moscow International Performing Arts Center, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, and others.

Has performed with Orchestre National de France, Moscow Virtuosi led by Vladimir Spivakov, New Japan Philharmonic, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamamatsu Philharmonic and others.

Has received invitations from festivals around the world, including the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, the Lyon Chopin Festival, and the Music Festival Argerich’s Meeting Point in Beppu.

Born in Kobe 1993. Began playing the piano by himself at the age of 4. At the age of 13, won a scholarship from the British government for specialized education in music and dance, and went to England alone to enter the Purcell School in London. Studied piano with Roshan Magab and William Fong.

In 2011, passed all the entrance examinations for the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Berlin University of the Arts, and the Curtis Institute of Music, and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts under Klaus Helwig. In the summer of 2012, decided to take a break from the world of music and dropped out of the Berlin University of the Arts. Worked at various jobs in Japan and participated in volunteer activities. In April 2014, entered the Hans Eisler College of Music, also in Berlin, where he studied with Eldar Nebolsin.

An album will be released on Warner Classics & Erato.