KUWAHARA Shiori
Japan
Age: 25
Schools
Berlin University of the Arts (2018-Present)
Tokyo University of the Arts (2014-2018)
Tokyo University of the Arts (2014-2018)
Teachers
Klaus Hellwig (2018-Present)
Kei Itoh (2010-2018)
Kei Itoh (2010-2018)
Awards & Prizes
2nd Prize and the prize for the best interpretation of a piece by Busoni, 62nd Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (Bolzano – Italy) (2019)
2nd Prize and the Prize of Soroptimist Club, The 68th Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition (Vercelli – Italy) (2017)
2nd Prize and the Youngest Finalist Prize, The 62nd Maria Canals Barcelona International Music Competition (Barcelona – Spain) (2016)
2nd Prize and the Prize of Soroptimist Club, The 68th Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition (Vercelli – Italy) (2017)
2nd Prize and the Youngest Finalist Prize, The 62nd Maria Canals Barcelona International Music Competition (Barcelona – Spain) (2016)
Repertoire
Stage I – Recital
Beethoven
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo / Allegro molto
/ Adagio, ma non troppo - Fugue: Allegro, ma non
troppo
Rachmaninov
Étude-Tableau in C Minor, Op. 39, No. 1
Stravinsky
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka
Danse Russe / Chez Pétrouchka / La Semaine Grasse
Stage II – Recital
Sergiu Natra
"Three Street Cortèges "
Festival / Funeral / Revolt
Ravel
La Valse
Busoni
Elegie No.7 "Berceuse"
Liszt
Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
Stage III – Finals
Classical Concerto
Beethoven
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
- Allegro con brio
- Largo
- Rondo. Allegro – Presto
Chamber Music
Schumann
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
- Allegro brillante
- In Modo d'una Marcia. Un poco largamente
- Scherzo. Molto vivace — Trio I — Trio II
- Allegro ma non troppo
Grand Concerto
Rachmaninov
Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
- Allegro ma non tanto
- Intermezzo: Adagio
- Finale: Alla breve