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Japanese cellist Ueno wins International Johannes Brahms Competition

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- Japanese teen musician Michiaki Ueno on Friday won the first prize in the cello division of the International Johannes Brahms Competition now under way in Austria.

The 18-year-old cellist told Kyodo News, "I'm very happy that I could play out a favorite piece and that was recognized. I put my heart into each note as if Brahms were listening." The competition honoring the 19th century German composer is one of the most prestigious music contents in Europe.

Starting the cello at five years old, Ueno is currently taking a soloist diploma course at Toho Gakuen College in Tokyo, which has produced a number of talented musicians, after graduating from Toho Gakuen Music High School.

In 2009, he received the top prize of the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, the first for a Japanese. He was the top award recipient of the Romanian International Music Competition in 2010 and was given the second prize in the Tokyo Music Competition in 2012.

September 06, 2014(Mainichi Japan)



日本人チェロ奏者、国際音楽コンクール１位

　オーストリアのペルチャッハで開かれたヨハネス・ブラームス国際コンクールのチェロ部門で、日本の上野通明さん（１８）＝桐朋学園大ソリスト・ディプロマ・コース１年＝が１位になった。同大学が８日明らかにした。
　上野さんはパラグアイ生まれ。５歳の時からチェロを始め、２００９年に韓国で開かれた「若い音楽家のためのチャイコフスキー国際音楽コンクール」で日本人初の１位、１０年にはルーマニア国際音楽コンクールで弦楽器部門１位になった。（時事2014/09/08-11:05）