Miyabi Haseo

12, Japan

MIYABI HASEO was born in Tokyo and began learning piano at age three. She made her concerto debut at age eight. She studied piano with Ms. Yuka Matsuyama and Prof. Gen Matsuyama from age seven.

Miyabi has demonstrated remarkable musical talent from a young age, earning top honors in various competitions. Her international achievements include the Grand Prix at the 24th Valsesia Musica Juniores International Competition and First Prize at the Geneva Junior Music Competition (2023). In Japan, she has maintained a record of excellence at the Japan Classical Music Competition, notably winning First Prize at the 35th edition (2025) and securing the Top Prize for three consecutive years from the 31st to the 33rd editions. Other notable awards include First Prize and the Semi-Grand Prix at the 24th Japan Performers Competition—along with the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education Award—and First Prize at the 23rd OSAKA International Music Competition, where she also received the Audience and Journalist Awards.

Her performance career includes collaborations with renowned orchestras and appearances at major venues. Following her concerto debut with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595 at age eight, she performed Kabalevsky’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 50 at age nine. She also had the honor of performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2024, Miyabi performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, and in 2025, she was invited to perform in an international exchange concert in Taiwan. Beyond her solo activities, she enjoys chamber music, recently performing in a violin and piano duo concert in 2025. She continues to pursue her musical studies with passion and dedication.

Program

First Round

W.A. Mozart

Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576

     I. Allegro

F. Chopin

Étude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4

M. Ravel

Scarbo from Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55