Mao Fujita

Japanese pianist Mao Fujita studied at Tokyo College of Music under the tutelage of Profs. Minoru Nojima, Kazuko Sumi, and Hiroo Sato. In 2010 he gave his public concert début with the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, followed by appearances with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and Macao Orchestra. In 2017 he won the Clara Haskil International Piano Competitionin Switzerland, along with the Audience Award and the “Prix Modern Times” for the best interpretation of the work composed for the competition: Tenebrae by Nicolas Bacri. Mao Fujita performed his début at the Ruhr Piano Festival in 2018.