Following an astounding opening concert to their 2024 Season, Maestro Ken Hsieh and the VMO present another piano virtuoso, whose work will be heralded around the world in the years to come.
Hayato Sumino
Born in 1995, Hayato Sumino won the Grand Prix of the Special Class of the PTNA Piano Competition, which was the start of his full-fledged career as a musician.
In 2021, he became a semi-finalist at the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition. He won the third prize at the Lyon International Piano Competition in 2019, the gold medal at the International Chopin Competition in Asia in 2017, and many other prizes. He has performed with major international orchestras, including Hamburger Symphoniker, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, and Gunma Symphony Orchestra.
He completed his master’s degree at the University of Tokyo, the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology in March 2020, receiving the President’s Award.
Also known as “Cateen.”he has his own YouTube channel with over 1.2 million subscribers and 100 million views. His unique style, a fusion of classical techniques, arrangements, and improvisational skills, has been well-received by thousands of his fans. He was selected as a CASIO electronic musical instrument ambassador and Steinway artist in 2021.
He has been brought to the world’s attention, touring Paris, Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea in 2022. His first album HAYATOSM was released, and his latest album, Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 was recorded with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Orsop in 2022. While building a solid position in classical music, he is attracting attention as a truly new type of pianist who carefully focuses on all music that beyond genres.
PROGRAMME
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Opening Act: 7:00 p.m.
Vancouver College Wind Ensemble with Director Emma Ashcroft
Pre-Concert Talk: 7:30 p.m. Concert: 8:00 p.m.