40 ORIGIN Michiaki Ueno's eloquent performance and charisma spellbind the audience. He has been praised for his unique yet natural musicality and superlative technique. As the winner of the Geneva International Music Competition, Ueno has proven to be one of the most promising artists on the classical music scene. Born in Paraguay in 1995, he spent his childhood in Spain. After moving to Japan, Ueno made his debut as a soloist at the prestigious Suntory Hall at just eleven years old, performing the Lalo Cello Concerto. This led to him winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, catapulting him onto the international scene. His accolades include first prizes at the Romanian International Music Competition, where he also received the Romanian Embassy Prize and the Romanian Radio Culture Prize, and at the International Johannes Brahms Competition, among others. He attracted the world’s attention at the Geneva International Music Competition with his sensational performance of the Lutosławski Cello Concerto, winning the first prize with three special awards, including the Young Audience Prize. Educated under the tutelage of Hakuro Mohri and Pieter Wispelwey, Ueno further honed his musicality as an artist-in-residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, under the guidance of Gary Hoffman and Jeroen Reuling.
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