Takuma Onodera

Year of birth: 2005
Place of birth: Hokkaido
Educated in: Rostock
Place of residence: Rostock
(Plays in Rome)

November 2026

Program

B. Bartók Two Romanian Dances, BB 56, Sz. 43 J. Haydn Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:42 F. Chopin Waltz in F major, op. 34-3 F. Chopin Nocturne in F-sharp major, op. 15, No. 2 F. Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39

Biography

Takuma Onodera has won numerous prizes at international competitions, including Second Prize at the Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark (2025), Third Prize at the 19th Ettlingen International Piano Competition in Germany (2024), and a Special Prize at the 13th International Paderewski Piano Competition in Poland (2025). In 2022, he gave 13 recitals across Japan, followed by two recitals in Hungary in 2024 and two more in Denmark in 2025. He has released two CDs: “Appassionato” on the KNS Classical label (2021) and “Start!” (Octavia Records, 2022). Since April 2024, he has been studying at the Rostock University of Music and Theater with Professor Matthias Kirschnereit, and since April 2025, he has been supported by the Familie Rahe Foundation.

Withdrawn candidates:

Daria Podorozhnova
Qinyaoyao Ji
Jeongwoo Lee