WARSAW--More than a half century after Mitsuko Uchida’s feat in 1970, Japan-born pianist Kyohei Sorita seemed unable to comprehend when he heard his name called out at the 18th International Chopin ...

Internationally acclaimed pianists Kyohei Sorita and Aimi Kobayashi made the surprise announcement they are now married and expecting their first child. They waited until New Year’s Day to release the ...

TOKYO -- Kyohei Sorita -- the 27-year-old who this year became the first Japanese since 1970 to finish second at the Chopin Piano Competition -- now wants to play a part in nurturing the first ...

Kyohei Sorita, who recently captured the second-highest prize at the prestigious International Chopin Competition, is making beautiful music, accompanied by an unlikely partner. The 27-year-old ...

Kyohei Sorita, pianist and conductor is going to perform in an Australian debut piano recital in Sydney in December. How small soccer boy become a pianist? And now he conducts his own orchestra. Ease ...

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has concluded its Japan and Korea tours in mid-October 2025. Under the baton of HK Phil Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman, the tour featured celebrated pianists ...

Sound quality and acoustics have always been considered essential in the world of classical music. Yet even here, digital-media demand has skyrocketed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. By Billboard Japan ...

Artists find inspiration in places both profound and pedestrian, a creative spectrum vividly illustrated by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s latest concert. The featured composers drew from ...

MEET Kyohei Sorita, pianist, aspiring conductor and chief executive officer (CEO) of Japan's first orchestra operating as a stock-issuing company. Classical music isn't exactly a booming business ...

INTERVIEWER When did you first start to think about entering the Chopin Competition? SORITA KYŌHEI My first encounter with the competition came when I was about twelve, when I saw a documentary about ...

A programme has been unveiled for the International Chopin Piano Festival in the spa town of Duszniki, south-western Poland. Among featured pianists at the event, scheduled for the first half of ...