JAPAN
Ryunosuke Kishimoto was born in Kanagawa, Japan. After studying at the Sapporo Conservatoire with Noriyuki Miyazawa, he moved to Vienna in September 2021 and started studying at the University of Music and Performing arts with professor Jan Jiracek von Arnim. In 2016 he won the 1st prize at the 70th Student Music Concours of Japan, and he also won scholarships from the Yasuko Fukuda Foundation and the Kanpo Seimei Foundation. Other recent accomplishments include a silver medal and a scholarship from the Seitoku University for participation in the 41st Piano Teacher’s National Association of Japan (PTNA) Piano Competition, 2nd prize and an audience prize in the 72nd Student Music Concours of Japan, Semifinalist in the 44th PTNA Competition, 1st prize at the Himes Competition in Japan. In this competition he was also offered a scholarship from the Himes Foundation.
Abroad, he was a semifinalist of the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists in 2018, a finalist of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, and gold medalist of the Premier Music International Competition Pro in Hungary. Ryunosuke performed at the Kanon Hall and the Minato Mirai Hall in Yokohama. He also performed an online concert at the Music University in Vienna. In June 2022 he will perform at the Fészek Artists’ Club in Hungary. He attended masterclasses with numerous well-known mentors, including Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Takahiro Hoshino, Andrey Shibko, Alexandra Makarevich, Alexander Vershinin, Yves Henry, Dmitry Lyudkov, Ewa Kupiec, Dag Achatz, and Bruce Brubaker. He is currently a Yasuko Fukuda Foundation scholarship student.
PROGRAM:
Online Round
Bach Prelude and Fugue in A flat major, WTC I
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major Op. 81a, Les adieux
Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 11
Scriabin Étude Op. 42 No. 5
Schumann Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 14
Semifinal
Enescu Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major Op. 24
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111
Schumann Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op. 26
Prokofiev 4 Pieces for Piano Op. 4 (4th movement – Suggestion Diabolique)
Final
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73
