Futa Ichihara Piano Recital

We are pleased to announce a recital by Futa Ichihara, winner of the Grand Prix and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award at the 9th Aoniyoshi Music Competition Nara 2022 Professional Stage last year. Please come and listen to him ✨.

Futa Ichihara
After graduating from the Music Department of Takamatsu Daiichi High School, he is currently a fourth-year student at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, majoring in instrumental piano. He has performed in the 54th Regular Concert (2 pianos), the 15th Graduate School Graduation Concert (Lieder Duo), the "Enjoyment of Chamber Music" in 2022, and the Piano Masterpieces Concert by Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music students, selected by the university.
Winner of the Grand Prize and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award at the 9th Aoniyoshi Music Competition Nara Professional Stage Grand Prix, and 1st Prize in the Piano Division. He won the highest prize in the piano division for high school boys at the 29th Japan Classical Music Competition, and received the Takamatsu City Education and Culture Promotion Association Award from Takamatsu City in 2048.
He is also active in chamber music, performing in duos and ensembles of various compositions.
He has studied under Makoto Yamahata, Kenji Watanabe, Takahiro Akiba, Toshiyuki Takeuchi, Mariko Sano, Masayo Ayano, Akiko Miyoshi, and Kumiko Kuribayashi.