Takeshi Nagayasu
Age 25, Japan
Takeshi Nagayasu, from Japan, is a 25-year-old pianist currently pursuing a doctorate degree in piano performance at University of Michigan with Logan Skelton. He previously earned a Master’s degree from Yale School of Music and a Bachelor’s degree from the Juilliard School of Music. His former teachers include Vladimir Feltsman, Melvin Chen, Boris Berman, Joseph Kalichstein, Matti Raekallio, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, and Xiaohe Xie.
Prizes he has won include Jacob Flier Competition during the Pianosummer at New Paltz, MTNA Competition in Michigan, and the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition. He is also a recipient of scholarship from Feltsman Piano Foundation in 2021 and Evelyn Bonar Storrs Scholarship from the Musical Club of Hartford in 2023.
Repertoire
Preliminary Round:
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
Frédéric Chopin: Étude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7
Frédéric Chopin: Étude in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11
Carl Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Rode, Op. 33
Live Quarterfinal Round:
Frédéric Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22
Frédéric Chopin: Étude in E-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11
Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka in C Major, Op. 24, No. 2
Béla Bartók: Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80
Live Semifinal Round:
Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1
Nicolas Namoradze: Étude 1: Major Scales
Sergei Prokofiev: Étude in C Minor, Op. 2, No. 3
Frédéric Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
Live Final Round:
Frédéric Chopin: Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
