Shigetoshi EZAWA

JAPAN

• date of birth: 6^th of September 1990
• studied at Toho-Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo (class of Prof. Yuko Ninomiya)
• currently studying at Mozarteum University Salzburg (class of Prof. Andreas Groethuysen)
• participated in masterclasses given by musicians such as Mikhail Voskresensky and Shinji Ono

Prizes: Laureate of PTNA Piano Competition (2011), Toho Piano Competition (2012), Kirishima International Music Festival Award (2012), Japan Music Competition (2012)

Program:

First Round

Bach Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor (I)

Mozart Sonata in C major KV 330

Chopin Etude no. 11 op. 25

Scriabin Etude no. 12 op. 8

Second Round

Beethoven Sonata no. 18 op. 31 no. 3

Scriabin Fantasie op. 28

Semifinal

Enescu Suite no. 2 in D major op. 10

Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel op. 24

Final

Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor op. 21