"Shotaro Nishimura
is richly endowed by nature.He is a brilliant virtuoso,an emotional and subtle musician."
Born in Akita[Japan]
in 1992,Shotaro Nishimura began to study the piano at age of 7.
He graduated at
Omiya Koryo high school and Tokyo University of the Arts.He has studied with Prof.Takako Ogusu,Emi Takemoto,Koki Shimuzu,Nobuhito Nakai,Miwako Takeda and Katsumi Ueda.Also he has took lessons of
renowned pianist such as Eva Poblocka,Andrey Pisarev and Micher Beroff.After graduation of the University,he moved to Italy to study.Now he's enrolled in Imola Piano Academy and studies with
Prof.Leonid Margarius.
He
has performed concerts series and music festival held in Tokyo,Sapporo,Saitama,Osaka,Paris,Vienna,Ischia(Italy),Milan,Deia(Mallorca) and others.
Such
as,the series of "Ueno de Classic" at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan(Tokyo,Japan),"Orchestra project"at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall(Tokyo,Japan),Piano Recital at the Ehrbarsaal(Vienna,Austria)
and the Deia International Music Festival(Mallorca,Spain).
Also He has performed with important orchestra and
conducters,such as the Tokyo University of the Arts Orchestra,the Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra,the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra,the Malaga Provincial Symphonic Orchestra,the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra,the Russian Chamber Philharmonic St.Petersburg,Tokyo City
Philharmonic Orchestra and Omiya Koryo high school Orchestra.Conducted by Ken Takaseki,Olivier Holt,Kazumasa Watanabe,Salvador Vázquez Sánchez,Takeshi Ooi,Juri Gilbo,Taijiro Iimori and Kei Tajiri.
Competition:
2009
the
15th Hupfer Tosu Piano Competition in Japan(2nd prize)
2013
the
25th Vega Takarazuka Music Competition in Japan(1st prize)
2016
the 5th Imola
Piano Award in Italy(1st prize)
the 14th Tokyo Music Competition in Japan(2nd prize and
Audience prize)
2017
the 21st
Matsukata Music Award in Japan(Insentive Award)
the 11th
Campillos International Piano Competition in Spain(3rd prize)
2018
the 21st Jean
Francaix International Piano Competition in France(3rd prize)
the 56th
Arcangelo Speranza International Piano Competition in Italy(3rd prize,Audience prize and Conservatorio "Giovanni Paisiello"prize)
2019
the 38th Delia
Steinberg International Piano Competition in Spain(2nd prize)
the 7th
International piano competition “Ischia” in Italy(category “piano performance” 1st prize)
the 7th Euregio
Piano Award International Piano Competition in Germany(2nd prize)
the 8th
Troisdorf International Piano Competition in Germany(2nd prize)