S.ラフマニノフ（江口玲 編曲）：パガニーニの主題による狂詩曲 作品43より 第18変奏曲
S.Rachmaninoff - A.Eguchi : Rhapsody on a Thema of Paganini Op.43, 18th Variation
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Ryoma Takagi was brought to worldwide attention when he won First Prize and Audience Prize at the 16th Grieg International Piano Competition. Also, he won first prizes at other seven international competitions, including the 26th Roma International Piano Competition.
He performed at the exceptional venues such as Wiener Musikverein in Vienna, Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna, Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Gasteig in Munich, the Kremlin in Moscow, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and Festival Hall in Osaka. He works with outstanding orchestras in the world, including Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and New Japan Philharmonic. He regularly works with conductors including Hans Graf, Edward Gardner, Andrea Battistoni, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Tadaaki Ogata, Ken Takasaki, Yutaka Sado, Sachiyuki Fujioka, Tatsuya Shimono, Masato Suzuki, Fumiaki Miura.
He has shown his remarkable musicality in chamber music as he collaborates with prestigious artists such as Fumiaki Miura, Sergei Nakariakov, and Ray Chen. As an active pianist in demand, he appeared in the media and festivals in Japan.
Born in 1992 in Japan, he began his musical training at the age of two and studied with Elena Ashkenazy, Hiroko Nakamura, Boris Petrushansky, and Micael Krist. He gained his bachelor and master degree at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and completed the Imola International Piano Academy with the Meister. He was appointed as the instructor of Kyoto City University of Arts in 2023.