Mao Fujita

Mao Fujita, born in Tokyo in 1998, is among the most admired pianists of the younger generation. He began playing at the age of three and rose rapidly through the competition circuit, winning first prize at the Clara Haskil Competition in Switzerland in 2017 and then the silver medal at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, which brought him to wide international attention. An exclusive Sony Classical artist, he announced himself on record with an acclaimed complete set of Mozart’s piano sonatas, and his Mozart playing, poised, transparent, unaffected and singing, has become something of a calling card. Praised for the refinement and natural musicality of his playing rather than mere display, he now appears with leading orchestras and in major recital halls around the world.