JAPAN
Ayumi Hirata pursued her bachelor studies at the Toho Conservatory in Tokyo with Kooryeong Park, and received her master’s degree from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow in 2020, where she studied under the guidance of Eliso Virsaladze and Jacob Katsnelson. During her official studies, she also participated in a series of masterclasses with pianists such as Mikhail Voskresensky and Eric Heidsieck.
She was awarded the 1st prize at the Yamaha Piano Festival in Japan (2000), was a finalist of the Rizzardo Bino International Competition (2018), and won the 1st prize at the Concorso Internazionale Città di Villafranca in Italy (2019).
Ayumi gave concerts at the Rubinstein Museum and the Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Scriabin Museum in Moscow, Kleines Studio in Salzburg, Chopin College of Music in Warsaw, Festival Pontino di Musica in Italy, and in many important venues in Japan, such as Salamanca Hall, Saitama Arts Theater in Yokohama, Kawai in Tokyo, Munetsugu Hall, Performing Arts Center in Nagoya, Vega Hall in Hyogo.
PROGRAM:
Online Round
Bach Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, WTC I
Haydn Piano Sonata in A flat major Hob. XVI/46
Chopin Étude Op. 10 No. 8
Scriabin Étude Op. 8 No. 2
Brahms Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major Op. 1
Semifinal
Enescu Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 24
Prokofiev Visions fugitives Op. 22 (selection)
Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major Op. 38/135
Liszt Ballade No. 2 in B minor S. 171
Final
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16
