Summer Night Sky Concert

Kennosuke Iizuka, Pf. and Butina Sakuraba, Sop.
We planned this concert to convey the joy of music that makes us think of the night sky in summer.

The guest pianist is Kennosuke Iizuka, a graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts, who was unanimously accepted by the jury at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and is currently in his third year of a bachelor's program.

In the first part of the concert, Mr. Iizuka, who is studying music in Paris, the city of arts, will give a solo concert full of lively energy, and in the second part, soprano Rinna Sakuraba will join him. In the second part, soprano Rinna Sakuraba will join the ensemble of the two freshmen from the same high school. This is a chance to hear Mr. Iizuka's tone, which he further refined in France. We hope that you will listen to her superb piano and beautiful voice as you contemplate the night sky in the summer.


Kennosuke Iizuka, piano, was born in Saitama City.
He won the Gold Prize in the C Section of the 21st Sainokuni Saitama Piano Competition and the Saitama Prefecture Governor's Prize.
He won the first prize in the two-piano section of the 1st K Piano Competition.
Selected for the 69th and 70th All Japan Student Music Competition, Piano Division, High School Section, Tokyo Competition.
Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with the highest honors.
Received Ariadne Musica Prize, Ataka Prize, Acanthus Music Prize, Geidai Clavier Prize, Mitsubishi Estate Prize, and Toride Mayor Prize.
Performed at the Tokyo University of the Arts Sogakudo Morning Concert and the Newcomer's Concert for Introducing Graduates.
Directed, wrote, and edited the movie "Honeybee and Thunder" (Toho, Japan), directed by Kei Ishikawa.
He is currently working in France.

Soprano, Rina Sakuraba
Currently a junior at Omiya Koryo High School. In addition to performing in the high school unit "crescente crescente," she also gives solo concerts. Studied voice under Midori Minawa. Studied piano and solfège under Atsufumi Morita. She won the Excellence Prize and the Kobe City Board of Education Prize at the 21st KOBE International Music Competition. 3rd Prize at the 19th Osaka International Competition Age-J (1st Prize in Japan). (1st prize in Japan). 76th All Japan Music Competition for Students, Tokyo. Selected by school audition to sing solo at Saitama Arts Theatre and Omiya Reibok Grand Hall. Currently enrolled at Omiya Koryo High School.