Megumi Maekawa

Biography

Megumi Maekawa, born in 2005, is a student at Toho Gakuen College of Music and studies under Yukio Yokoyama, Nobuhito Nakai and Shigeo Neriki. She has finished at the top of many competitions, including the gold medal in Chopin Int’l Piano Competition in Asia, the Absolute Award in WPTA Finland int’l piano competition, the Grand Prize in Pacific Stars Int’l Piano Competition and 1st Prize in Toho Gakuen Concerto Competition. She has participated in a number of well-known international academies and has attended many master classes led by internationally renowned pianists; including Edward Auer, Akiko Ebi, Kevin Kenner, Bruno Rigutto, and Katarzyna-Popowa-Zydron. She has performed, as a soloist, with Orchestras in Japan, such as Royal Symphony Orchestra and Toho Gakuen Orchestra.