Yuya Nishimoto

Japan

Yuya

Born on 19 July 2002, he is studying for a Master’s degree at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. He has participated in masterclasses given by Ewa Pobłocka and Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń. He is a winner of the Epinal International Piano Competition in France (2025), Salzburg–Mozart International Competition in Tokyo (2022) and Kościuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition (2024). He has performed with the France National Metz Grand Est Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Takamatsu Symphony Orchestra, among others, and appeared at many halls in major cities of Japan, as well as in Paris (UNESCO conference hall), Epinal, Washington DC, Warsaw and Katowice.

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