Feb. 23, 2024 (Fri.): Rena Nishioka (piano) — CANVAS Music Selection by OTOJIRO
Date: Feb. 23, 2024 (Fri.)
Times: 8:00–8:30 p.m. and 9:00–9:30 p.m.
Performer: Rena Nishioka (piano)
Born in Fukuoka, she moved alone to Tokyo for high school and graduated as a full-scholarship student from the Performer Course in Ueno Gakuen High School’s music program. Moving to Europe at 19, she completed both an accelerated bachelor’s degree in piano and a master’s degree in piano performance at Mozarteum University Salzburg with highest honors. She also studied at Guildhall School of Music & Drama as an Erasmus+ scholar in 2019–20.
Her many awards in Japan and abroad include first place in both the junior-high and high-school Kitakyushu rounds of the Student Music Concours of Japan; first place at the Iizuka Newcomer Music Competition together with the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award; and first place at the Vienna International Piano Competition together with the Mayor of Vienna Award. She performs actively in concerts and festivals across Japan and Europe, including appearances with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Kraków. She is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at Kyushu University’s Graduate School of Design, conducting sociological research on classical-music events.
How to enjoy CANVAS Music Selection by OTOJIRO
Come directly to the CANVAS Lounge on the second floor of The Royal Park Canvas Fukuoka Nakasu and enjoy the performance. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each guest is asked to order at least one drink in the lounge. There is no music charge.
