[{"content":"In June 2026, I played in the 27th International Piano Competition of Île-de-France, in Maisons-Laffitte. I played Bach\u0026rsquo;s Invention No. 14 in the Cycle 2C2 category, and I got the best mark: Très Bien à l\u0026rsquo;unanimité avec les félicitations du jury. I was so happy!\nAt the ceremony, one of the judges said this about my playing:\n\u0026ldquo;You have the essential qualities of a pianist: a beautiful sound with a lot of character. I really admired how you brought out those phrases where Bach makes two voices speak at once, one over the other. That\u0026rsquo;s very hard to play, and you made it look effortless, very calm.\u0026rdquo;\n","date":"14 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/piano-concours-2026/","section":"Posts","summary":"I got the best mark at the piano competition!","title":"27th International Piano Competition of Île-de-France","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"14 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/","section":"Léon Deroubaix","summary":"","title":"Léon Deroubaix","type":"page"},{"content":"","date":"14 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/music/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Music","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"14 janvier 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/fr/tags/musique/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Musique","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"14 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Posts","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"14 June 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"2026年 June 14日","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/%E9%9F%B3%E6%A5%BD/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"音楽","type":"tags"},{"content":"I took part in the Prodige Art Piano Competition, held at the Steinway \u0026amp; Sons showroom in Paris. In the four months since moving to Paris, I practiced two pieces for the competition. I was nervous for the first piece, Chopin\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Mazurka Op. 68 No. 2,\u0026rdquo; but I was able to play the second piece, Debussy\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum,\u0026rdquo; well. The results were 19 out of 20 for the Chopin piece and 19.5 out of 20 for the Debussy piece, and I came in first place for both. I was really happy that all my practice paid off and I took first place in both.\n","date":"21 March 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/prodigeart-2026/","section":"Posts","summary":"I took part in the Prodige Art Piano Competition, held at the Steinway \u0026 Sons showroom in Paris.","title":"Prodige Art Piano Competition","type":"posts"},{"content":"In April 2025, I passed the preliminary round of the Grenzen Piano Competition, and at the final round held at Hamarikyu Asahi Hall in Tokyo, I was able to win an Excellence Award. I want to keep working hard and take on this competition again.\n","date":"1 April 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/piano-concours-2025/","section":"Posts","summary":"I passed the preliminary round of the Grenzen Piano Competition","title":"Grenzen Piano Competition","type":"posts"},{"content":"In March 2025, there was an ensemble concert at Mihara Elementary School. I was there for two years, playing clarinet, drums, and piano. It was fun to get to try many different instruments, from wind instruments to percussion.\n","date":"3 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/miharaensemble/","section":"Posts","summary":"There was an ensemble concert at Mihara Elementary School","title":"Mihara Elementary School Ensemble Concert","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"1 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/opera/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Opera","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"1 janvier 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/fr/tags/op%C3%A9ra/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Opéra","type":"tags"},{"content":"In March 2025, the opera \u0026ldquo;Yuzuru\u0026rdquo; was performed on Hachijojima as part of a commemorative event marking the 70th anniversary of Hachijo Town\u0026rsquo;s founding and the 100th anniversary of composer Ikuma Dan\u0026rsquo;s birth. Ikuma Dan loved Hachijojima and composed music at his villa on the island. Elementary and junior high school students on Hachijojima were also invited to take part, and I performed in an opera for the first time. I practiced singing for three months. It was a valuable experience to help create a stage production together with famous names from the opera world and a university student orchestra.\n","date":"1 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/yuzuru/","section":"Posts","summary":"I took part in Ikuma Dan’s opera “Yuzuru.”","title":"The Opera Yuzuru","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"2025年 March 1日","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%9A%E3%83%A9/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"オペラ","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"15 December 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/dance/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Dance","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"15 janvier 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/fr/tags/danse/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Danse","type":"tags"},{"content":" My HARLEM debut # I traveled all the way from Hachijojima to Tokyo to dance with the members of \u0026ldquo;HEAT UP\u0026rdquo; at Shibuya Harlem. It was my first time dancing at a dance club, and I was glad I got to dance so much with the other dancers. It was an amazing experience.\n","date":"15 December 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/heatup-harlem/","section":"Posts","summary":"I traveled from Hachijojima to Tokyo and danced with the members of “HEAT UP” at Shibuya Harlem","title":"HEAT UP at Shibuya Harlem","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"2024年 December 15日","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"ダンス","type":"tags"},{"content":"On November 16, 2024, I performed at the Hachijo town hall as part of HEATUP, the dance team representing Hachijojima at the Liaison Council. I\u0026rsquo;d love to spread this dance team\u0026rsquo;s name beyond the island too.\n","date":"16 November 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/heatup-pta/","section":"Posts","summary":"We danced at the Hachijo town hall.","title":"HEATUP – 27th Tokyo Islands PTA Liaison Council","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"21 janvier 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/fr/tags/%C3%A9cole/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"École","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"21 October 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/school/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"School","type":"tags"},{"content":"On October 21, 2024, we held a joint sports day with everyone from Hachijo Town\u0026rsquo;s Mihara Elementary School and the junior high school. We lost for the fourth year in a row, but it was a lot of fun.\n","date":"21 October 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/undokai-2024/","section":"Posts","summary":"My last sports day in Japan","title":"Sports Day 2024","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"2024年 October 21日","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"学校","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"14 October 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/hachijojima/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Hachijojima","type":"tags"},{"content":"On October 14, 2024, I danced with my hip-hop dance team \u0026ldquo;HEATUP\u0026rdquo; at the 35th Hachijojima Culture Festival. So many people came to watch, and it made me really happy.\n","date":"14 October 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/heatup-bunkafes/","section":"Posts","summary":"The culture festival I had long waited for","title":"HEATUP Culture Festival","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"2024年 October 14日","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/%E5%85%AB%E4%B8%88%E5%B3%B6/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"八丈島","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"29 August 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/tags/composition/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Composition","type":"tags"},{"content":" Composition # ","date":"29 August 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/leon-fever/","section":"Posts","summary":"Composition","title":"LEON FEVER","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"2024年 August 29日","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/%E4%BD%9C%E6%9B%B2/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"作曲","type":"tags"},{"content":"On November 23, 2024, HEATUP performed at the festival of Ubaihomei Shrine. I was so happy to dance an amazing dance with everyone.\n","date":"14 August 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/heatup-ubaihomei/","section":"Posts","summary":"We danced at the shrine.","title":"HEATUP – Ubaihomei Shrine","type":"posts"},{"content":"On July 20, 2024, I danced with this hip-hop dance team for the first time at the Hachijo Town summer festival. I was really nervous at first, but as I kept dancing it got more and more fun.\n","date":"20 July 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/heatup-natsumatsuri/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"HEATUP Summer Festival","type":"posts"},{"content":"In June 2024, I performed Hachijo-daiko, the island\u0026rsquo;s traditional drumming art, at the Hachijojima Performing Arts Festival. There are many taiko groups on the island, but I belonged to \u0026ldquo;Kodama-kai\u0026rdquo; and kept playing taiko for two years. In October 2024, I also took part in an event called the \u0026ldquo;24-Hour Hachijo-daiko Challenge.\u0026rdquo;\n","date":"1 June 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/hachijo-geinobunkasai/","section":"Posts","summary":"Hachijojima Performing Arts Festival","title":"Hachijojima Performing Arts Festival","type":"posts"},{"content":"Every March there\u0026rsquo;s a piano and vocal recital. I\u0026rsquo;m happy that I can show the results of my daily practice.\n","date":"24 March 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/vocal-2024/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Piano \u0026 Vocal Recital","type":"posts"},{"content":"I composed a piece in sonatina form made up of three movements. I created it with the image of children playing gracefully in mind.\n","date":"14 March 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/sonatine/","section":"Posts","summary":"Composition","title":"Sonatina Op. 1","type":"posts"},{"content":"I expressed my impressions of Cahors, the town where my grandmother lives, through this piece.\n","date":"1 June 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/cahors/","section":"Posts","summary":"Composition","title":"CAHORS","type":"posts"},{"content":" Composition # This is the very first piece I composed. I worked hard on it, with a little help from my teacher along the way.\n","date":"13 March 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/posts/atitomakoto/","section":"Posts","summary":"My first composition","title":"Love and Sincerity","type":"posts"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/authors/","section":"Authors","summary":"","title":"Authors","type":"authors"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/en/series/","section":"Series","summary":"","title":"Series","type":"series"}]