Tomoharu Ushida
{{Short description|Japanese pianist (born 1999)}}
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| label = Universal Classics
| years_active = 2012–present
| genre = Classical
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| instrument = piano
| origin = Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki City Japan
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Tomoharu Ushida (Japanese: 牛田智大) (born Fukushima, Japan, October 16, 1999{{Cite web|date=April 15, 2012|title=Tomoharu Ushida Piano Recital|url=http://www.yamahamusic.jp/shop/hamamatsu/event/detail/2607|access-date=2012-04-22|publisher=YAMAHA MUSIC}}{{Cite web|date=June 26, 2013|title=The Yongest Pro Tomoharu Ushida|url=http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/420269/5/|access-date=2014-06-09|website=All About|publisher=}}) is a Japanese pianist.
Early life and education
Ushida was born in Fukushima Prefecture.{{Cite web|title=Artist information|url=http://www.japanarts.co.jp/artist/artist_detail.php?id=164|publisher=Japan Arts Co., Ltd.|accessdate=2014-06-09}}{{Cite web|date=February 15, 2012|title=今年も浜松から、世界的ピアニストの卵が誕生した！第16回浜松国際ピアノアカデミー |trans-title=The egg of a world-famous pianist was born from Hamamatsu this year as well! The 16th Hamamatsu International Piano Academy|url=http://hamamatsu-genki.jp/modules/h_topics/index.php?page=article&storyid=185|work=Energy of Hamamatsu|publisher=Hamamatsu City|accessdate=2014-06-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102115/http://hamamatsu-genki.jp/modules/h_topics/index.php?page=article&storyid=185|archivedate=2014-02-02|language=ja}} He moved to Shanghai with his family soon after he was born, due to his father's business. He came back to Japan when he enrolled primary school in Aichi Prefecture.{{Cite web|title=BIOGRAPHY|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/ushida-tomoharu/biography/|publisher=UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN|accessdate=2014-06-09}}
Ushida studied at the Moscow Conservatory under the supervision of Yuri Slesarev{{Cite web|title=Tomoharu Ushida|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/classics/piano-sounds/cat/ushida-tomoharu/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Classics|language=ja}} and Alexander Vershinin.{{Cite web|title=Творческая лаборатория GOSHprojects|url=http://www.goshprojects.org/festival-mastera-muzyki-2021/mastera-festivalya-2021/aleksandr-vershinin-2021|access-date=2022-01-30|website=www.goshprojects.org|language=ru}} He released his debut album Liebesträume from Universal Classics in 2012, at the age of 12, as the youngest Japanese classical pianist.{{Cite web|title=Афиша концертов – Российский национальный оркестр|url=https://rno.ru/afisharno?conc=20190524|access-date=2022-01-30|website=rno.ru|language=ru}}
Ushida composed the theme music of exhibition "Liechtenstein" held at the New National Art Center in Tokyo and performed in the presence of former Crown Prince (now His Majesty the Emperor) of Japan in 2012.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Crown Prince attends Liechtenstein development ceremony|url=http://www.asahi.com/special/liechtenstein/TKY201210020439.html|access-date=2022-01-02|website=Asahi Shimbum|language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=XVIII Chopin Competition|url=https://chopin2020.pl/en/competitors/185/tomoharu-ushida|access-date=2022-01-09|website=chopin2020.pl}}
In 2014, Ushida performed for the first time with overseas artists, the Wiener Kammer Orchestra (conducted by Stefan Vlader). In 2015 and 2019, he performed with the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev,{{Cite web|title=Tomoharu Ushida|url=https://russiannationalorchestra.org/musicians/artists/tomoharu-ushida/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918164459/https://russiannationalorchestra.org/musicians/artists/tomoharu-ushida/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 18, 2020|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Russian National Orchestra|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Российский национальный оркестр, Михаил Плетнёв, Томохару Усида|url=http://meloman.ru//concert/kzch-05-24-2019/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=meloman.ru|language=ru-ru}} and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yatsek Kaspsik in 2018.{{Cite web|date=June 5, 2014|title=A number of masterpieces spun by a prestigious orchestra in Vienna ~ Vienna Kammer Orchestra|url=http://www.japanarts.co.jp/concert/concert_detail.php?id=206&lang=1.html|accessdate=2015-02-23}}
Ushida won the second prize in the 10th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 2018.
Ushida participated in the 21th Leeds International Piano Competition in 2024 and reached to the semi-finals.{{Cite web |title=Leeds International Piano Competition – Semi-Finals |url=https://www.leedspiano.com/event/the-leeds-2024-semi-finals/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=The Leeds International Piano Competition |language=en-GB}} He also won the Medici.tv Audience Prize.{{Cite web |title=Tomoharu Ushida, medici.tv Audience Prize winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2024 |url=https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/tomoharu-ushida-medicitv-audience-prize-winner-leeds-international-piano-competition-2024 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=medici.tv |language=en-US}}
Awards
- 2011 – XII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA – Concert B Division – First Prize (youngest in the history of the category){{Cite web | url=https://www.chopin-asia.com/edition/12th/results/a_cb.pdf | title=第12回ショパン国際ピアノコンクールアジア大会審査結果 コンチェルトB部門 | language=ja | trans-title=Results of the 12th International Chopin Piano Competition Asia Concerto B Section}}
- 2012 – XIII International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA – Concert C Division – First Prize (youngest in the history of the category){{Cite web | url=https://www.chopin-asia.com/edition/13th/results/cca.pdf | title=第13回ショパン国際ピアノコンクールinASIA コンチェルトC部門 アジア大会 審査結果 | language=ja | trans-title=Results of the 13th International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA, Concerto C Section, Asian Competition}}
- 2012 – XVI Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition – First Prize (youngest in the history of the competition){{Cite web|archive-date=2014-03-19|title=Academy Concours Winners {{!}} History {{!}} The 18th Hamamatsu International Piano Academy|url=http://www.actcity.jp/hacam/PianoAcademy/history/archives/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319104633/http://www.actcity.jp/hacam/PianoAcademy/history/archives/|website=actcity.jp|language=ja}}
- 2018 – X Hamamatsu International Piano Competition – Second Prize, Audience Award, Award from President of Warsaw, Poland{{Cite web|title=The 10th HIPIC {{!}} History {{!}} About Competition|url=https://www.hipic.jp/en/hipic/history/10th.php|access-date=2022-01-02|website=The 11th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition|language=en}}
- 2019 – 29th Idemitsu Music Awards{{Cite web|title=Winners of the prize|url=https://www.idemitsu.com/jp/enjoy/culture_art/music_prize/information/index.html|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Idemitsu Kosan|language=ja}}{{Cite web|date=June 4, 2019|title=About the 29th Idemitsu Music Award Winners and Commemorative Concert: Iza!|url=https://www.iza.ne.jp/kiji/pressrelease/news/190604/prl19060417250335-n1.html|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Iza！|language=ja}}
Discography
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!Launch date !Record company !Number |
| Liebesträume ~ Tomoharu Ushida debut
| March 14, 2012 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-9012 / UCCY-1023 |
| Memories
| August 22, 2012 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-9015 / UCCY-1026 |
| Dedication-List & Chopin Masterpieces
| June 19, 2013 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-9018 / UCCY-1030 |
| Träumerei
| July 2, 2014 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-9019 / UCCY-1039 |
| Liebesfreud
| June 24, 2015 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-9024 / UCCY-1056 |
| Pictures at an exhibition
| September 14, 2016 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-1069 / |
| Chopin: Ballade No. 1 e 24 Preludes
| March 20, 2019 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-1096 / |
| [https://www.universal-music.co.jp/ushida-tomoharu/products/uccy-1115/ Chopin Recital 2022 ]
|August 31, 2022 | Universal Music Japan | UCCY-1115 / UCXY-1003 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.universal-music.co.jp/ushida-tomoharu/ Tomoharu Ushida] – UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN
- [https://www.medici.tv/en/artists/tomoharu-ushida Medici.tv] – Pianist Tomoharu Ushida
- [https://chopin2020.pl/en/competitors/185/tomoharu-ushida Tomoharu Ushida] – XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition
- XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition [https://note.com/ptna_chopin/n/n57b6dd477b43 Contestant Interview (12)～Tomoharu Ushida] – Ptna (article in japanese)
- {{YouTube | CQ9-aNmLO3I | XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition First Round Performance 2021-10-05}}
- {{YouTube | o7UCobipGeA | XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition Second Round Performance 2021-10-11}}
- [https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/001142773 Web NDL Authorities] – Ushida, Tomoharu, 1999–
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Category:Japanese classical pianists