Miharu Ogura

Piano

Miharu Ogura, a pianist and composer originally from Tokyo, Japan, is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Her career began in 2018 when she received seven prizes at the 13th Orléans International Piano Competition, including the “André Chevillon - Yvonne Bonnaud” Composition Prize. In 2023, she won the Second Prize and the Prize for the best interpretation of Messiaen's works at the Olivier Messiaen International Competition.

Her first album, ‘Ogura Plays Stockhausen’ (2023), and her second album of original compositions (2024), were released on the Thanatosis Produktion label.

As a composer, she has received commissions from Radio France and the Biennale di Venezia; her works have been performed by ensembles and soloists such as Trio Estatico, Francesco Tristano and Filippo Gorini, in prestigious venues such as the Teatro alla Scala. His music is published by SZ sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni).

She completed her master's and Konzertexamen studies in Florian Hölscher's class at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt. She is currently a scholarship holder of the Mozart Foundation of 1838 in Frankfurt.

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