JAPAN
July 5, 1993
Born in Okinawa, Japan, Takeshi Shimozato began studying music at the age of 10. She studied with Professor Pascal Rogé at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot and with Professor Leonid Margarius at the Fondazione Accademia Internazionale di Imola Incontri con il Maestro. She received masterclasses from Anna Kravtchenko, Alexander Romanovsky and Mikhail Voskresensky.
First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 18 G sharp minor BWV 863, WTC I
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in C major Hob. XVI/50
Franz Liszt Paganini Étude S. 141 No. 3, La campanella
Claude Debussy Étude L. 136 No. 11, Pour les arpèges composés
Second round
Diana Rotaru Bulz for Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major Op. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (1931 version)
Semifinal
George Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores
Robert Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16
Final
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23
