"the greatest talent I have ever known"
(Stanisław Ioudentich winner of Cliburn in 2001 )
Pianist Shunta Marimoto is making a name for himself with lush, intense playing and thoughtful approach to his Chopin interpretations. Initially coming to prominence after winning the Hastings International Piano Competition, he is now blazing a trail in bringing fresh new perspectives on timeless masterpieces of the piano repertoire.
Programme:Frederic Chopin
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 31
Fantasy in F minor Op. 49
Impromptu in G-flat minor No.3 Op. 51
Polonaise Fantasie in A-flat major Op. 61
Preludes Op.28
Biography:
Shunta Morimoto was born in Kyoto, Japan in December 2004. From a very early age he showed his remarkable pianistic gifts. At the age of twelve, he won the prestigious First Prize of the Piano Teachers Association of Japan, as well as the Fukuda Scholarship Award, one of the most important prizes for a Japanese musician today. This Scholarship allowed him to study with some of the leading pianists and pedagogues in the world. He took part in the Van Cliburn Junior Competition in Dallas, Texas in May 2019 to much public acclaim and his extraordinary performances went viral on the internet gaining him a large global following of admirers, musicians and critics.Since then he has performed with leading chamber ensembles, musicians and orchestras in Japan and abroad. In November 2021, the phenomenal success of his recital in the historic hall of Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome was one of the highlights of his early career. In February 2022 at the age of 17, amongst over 300 competitors, he was awarded unanimously the First Prize in the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition playing the Schumann Piano Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.He currently studies with Maestro William Grant Naboré at the world famous International Piano Academy-Lake Como and participates in the Masterclasses of the Academy as the youngest student in the history of this venerable institution. He has since been awarded the Yamaha Scholarship for his studies at Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, where he is enrolled in the class of Piano Accompaniment with Maestro Giovanni Velluti.
