After studying in the Tokyo University of the Arts with Seizo Azuma, he
moved to London in 2011 to pursue further studies at the Royal Academy of
Music as a full scholarship student. In the academy he studied with Professor Christopher Elton and received BMus with First Class Honours in 2015, DipRAM and MA with Distinction in 2017.
Kei has performed Concertos with major orchestras, including Tokyo
Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, and Nagoya
Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a member of the 'Chanel Pygmalion
Days Artists' in 2014, and was generously supported by the Rohm Music
Foundation in 2015-17.
Kei is quietly building his reputation as a young pianist playing the most
demanding repertoire. Recently, he performed Scriabin's complete 10
Sonatas and Liszt's complete Transcendental Etudes. His recital programme
often consists of contemporary music as well as the core classical repertoire.
In 2018, he starts the new concert series in Tokyo, featuring the works of
Japanese living composers for each individual concert. Currently he is the
Goodwill Ambassador of his hometown Kasugai-City.
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