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Yutaka Oya Profile
At the age of 13, Yutaka Oya won the First Prize in the All Japan Student Music Competition, the national competition of the Japanese radio and television. He graduated from the Toho School of Music in Tokyo and he followed masterclasses by Georgy Sebok and Zoltan Kocsis. He completed his musical training in Belgium, obtaining diplomas with outstanding marks at the Royal Conservatories of Antwerp (for piano) and Liege (for chamber music).
Yutaka Oya is an all-round pianist. He worked with most Belgian ensembles and orchestras and plays on many recordings. He performed as a soloist and a chamber musician in Japan, the Philippines, Canada, the U.S.A, Russia, and in most European countries. Besides, he is a familiar presence in the world of contemporary dance and theater as well. Next to Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (more than 25 performances until today) and the big classical and romantic repertoire, his repertoire includes dozens of chamber music and piano solo world premieres of creations by European and Japanese contemporary composers. He is a member of the Belgian contemporary music ensemble Champ d'Action, Ebony Trio and The Mercury Project.
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