Kohei Taruya

Biography

Kohei Taruya displayed a profound affinity for music from an early age. He graduated with distinction from Toho Gakuen School of Music and subsequently continued his artistic development at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory under the guidance of the eminent pianist and pedagogue Eliso Virsaladze. He is currently pursuing further studies at the Mozarteum University Salzburg with Claudio Martínez Mehner, while continuing to benefit from the artistic counsel of Eliso Virsaladze. A scholarship recipient of the Rohm Music Foundation, he has received prizes at numerous competitions, including Third Prize at the 2023 Brahms International Competition in Austria and Third Prize at the 2019 Japan Music Competition. He has appeared in recitals throughout Japan and has performed with the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and the Toho Gakuen Orchestra.