Takuma Onodera

Takuma Onodera, piano

Born in Sapporo, Japan, Takuma Onodera started his musical education at the age of five. By age ten, he had won numerous awards including seven first prizes in several Japanese competitions: the Steinway Competition, the Imora International Piano Audition, and five Gold Medals in the Junior Mainichi Competition.

Takuma has participated in numerous competitions in Japan, in Europe (Italy, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom), in Russia and in the United States at which he won a variety of prizes. These include awards at Città di Imola (Italy), The Vladimir Krainev International Piano Competition (Moscow), and the San Jose International Piano Competition in California, among others. His most recent awards include the Gold Medal at the Manhattan International Music Competition in New York, first prize at the Windsor International Piano Competition in England(Category B), the Gold Award at the Conero International Piano Competition & Festival in Italy (Young Artist group), and fifth prize at the International Walled City Online Music Competition.

He has performed in Carnegie Hall, Yamaha Hall and Nagoya Yamaha Hall. In 2022, Takuma gave 13 recitals around Japan, including in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, and Fukuoka.

“Takuma Onodera’s sensitive and intelligent personality distinguished himself from a noticeably young age. Takuma was only ten, when I first met him, and he immediately captivated my attention by his refined and joyful playing. In the years, he managed to develop into a full-scale, multifaceted musician, preserving the ultimate purity of the expression in his performances. He possesses a truly inspiration-driven nature, his
musical ideas are flowing out in a very warm and sincere way which cannot leave the listener untouched. For me it is clear that he is a musician with a lot to say to his audiences”.
– Alexander Romanovsky /Pianist /Professor,Piano Royal College of Music London /Artistic Director Vladimir Krainev Moscow International Piano Competition.

“Takuma is an extraordinary talent and I will be very happy to promote his talent.“
– Armen Babakhanian /Pianist /Professor, YKSC /Artistic Director Harmonium” OnlinePlus International Piano Competition