Hayato Sumino (born 14 July 1995[1]) is a Japanese pianist and composer known for his performances of music by Frédéric Chopin.[2][3][4]

Hayato Sumino
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Hayato Sumino, after a concert at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo on 12 December 2019
Background information
Born (1995-07-14) July 14, 1995 (age 29)
Tokyo
InstrumentPiano

Born in Tokyo, he started playing the piano at age 3.[2] He studied science and engineering at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, graduating in March 2020 with a master's degree and the President's Award.[4][2] He also studied music information processing technology and artificial intelligence for six months at the French Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music.[2][3]

In August 2018, he won the Grand Prix at the 42nd PTNA Piano Competition, a Japanese piano competition.[3] In July 2019 he won third prize at the Lyon International Piano Competition.[5]

In 2021, Sumino participated in the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, in which he advanced to the third round (the semifinal). His live performance in the second round attracted 45,000 online viewers, setting a record for the competition.[2][3] Before the competition, he had studied intensively online (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) with Jean-Marc Luisada.[6]

Sumino is also a YouTuber by the name of "Cateen", with over one million subscribers as of 2022.[6][2][3]

He is a Steinway artist.[7]

Recordings

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  • Passion (2019, Warner Music)[1]
  • HAYATOSM (2020)
  • Human Universe (2024, Sony Classical)

Compositions

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  • Big Cat Waltz (2020)
  • Tinkerland (2020)
  • Piano Sonata No. 0 "SOUMEI" (2020)
  • Cadenza to Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (2020)
  • 7 levels on Twinkle, Twinkle little star (2020)
  • Happy birthday to everyone variations in all 12 major keys (2020)
  • One Minute Hourglass (2021)
  • New Birth (2022)
  • Baby's Breath (2023)
  • Turkish March Variations in All 24 Keys (2024)
  • Nocturne II - After Dawn (2024)

Concerts

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15 décembre 2023, Théâtre de la Ville, Valence, France

References

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  1. ^ a b "XVIII Chopin Competition". chopin2020.pl. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Rall, John (30 August 2021). "Sensational Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino charms the world with Chopin's music". Digital Journal.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Japanese YouTuber pianist Cateen pushes limits of classical music". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "The Chopin Piano Competition, day eight: 'What's in a name?'". Gramophone.
  5. ^ "International Piano Competition of Lyon (France)". Archived from the original on 1 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b "YouTuber pianist thanks French mentor for boost at Chopin contest". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Hayato Sumino - Steinway & Sons". www.steinway.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ^ "30-year-old Singaporean pianist goes from living on the streets to becoming Steinway Artist". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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