Fujiya Lobby Concert Guillaume Masson, Mayuko Kubota, Yumiko Kubota

Guillaume Masson, Piano
Born in Orleans, France. After receiving a master's degree in classical piano from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He has won prizes in many piano competitions and reached the third round of the Chopin International Piano Competition in 2010.

She has given concerts and master classes around the world, especially in Europe and Asia, and released her first album in 2011, featuring works by Mozart, Chopin, Ravel, and Debussy. She is also active in chamber music, performing as the duo Izanami with flutist Marie Ishii.

He also studied composition and has arranged piano music for a wide range of orchestral works, from classical to jazz to film music. He is especially known for his project of arranging orchestral pieces by Joe Hisaishi for piano for Studio Ghibli's works (directed by Hayao Miyazaki), and released the album "Piano Transcriptions".

He currently teaches piano at the Conservatoire d'Arrondissement de Paris.


◆Mayuko Kubota / Violin
Born in Tokyo, Mayuko Kubota began playing violin at the age of two and piano at five, and spent her childhood in Chamaliere, France. Graduated from Gakushuin University, Faculty of Letters.

She has performed as a soloist in "NHK Fureai Concert" and with many orchestras. She completed the Musique Alpes Summer International Music Academy in Tignes, France, and received the Encouragement Prize at the 2023 International Auditions for New Musicians in Basel.

She has released her first album "treasure", her second album "Niji", and a live recording "The Live" at the Yamaha Ginza Concert. She has given solo recitals at Suntory Hall Blue Rose and Yamaha Ginza Concert Salon, and in 2025 will perform with the Tokyo 21st Century Orchestra at Kioi Hall, and in April of the same year she will appear in Paris in a salon concert with Guillaume Masson.

◆Yumiko Kubota, soprano
Born in Fukuoka City, Japan, Yumiko Kubota began piano lessons at the age of five and voice lessons at the age of fifteen. After graduating from Musashino Academia Musicae with a degree in vocal performance, she completed her studies at the Nikikai Opera Studio. She also studied in Auvergne, France, and passed an audition to join the Shiki Theater Company.