International
Junior Piano Institute
in Uozu
July5, ~ July 14, 2025
Location: Uozu-city
Toyama Prefecture ,Japan
Applications opened on February 6th.
The application form for Japanese juniors with ties to Toyama Prefecture will be available soon. Please wait a little longer.
富山県ゆかりの日本人ジュニアの方の参加フォームは今しばらくお待ちください。
Greetings
from the faculty and staff
of our very first Uozu
Piano Seminar
On behalf of the faculty 2025
by Miyoko Nakaya Lotto
Following the incredible success of our first piano seminar last year, I am thrilled to announce that the festival will be returning to the "Piano Paradise" of Uozu's Learning Forest this year. I am eagerly looking forward to seeing you all again in Uozu, with the same excitement I felt when I wrote to you last year.
My teacher always told me that summer is a time when we have the opportunity to learn and grow as a pianist. We can learn a new concerto, make music with other musicians or even change our technique and how we play the instrument. Summer is a wonderful time of the year to assume a challenge. Giving ourselves a challenge is one of the greatest tools we have for growth as a musician. When you are young and have strong bodies, you need to challenge yourselves to be a better pianists. We, as pianists, have to realize that our bodies start to have problems after the age of about 26 so one should really challenge themselves before we reach that point. Teenage years are the best time for achieving optimal growth and establishing the foundation of technique which you will use for the rest of your lives. Look at the natural scenery around you to have an image of something truly beautiful, like Debussy. Eat something delicious that makes your tongue tingle with excitement, like Rachmaninoff. Read something that is profound that scrambles your mind like Bach. Or dance to music whose rhythm makes your body twitch involuntary, like de Falla. Everything in our life is related to these great works of art so go and explore while you are young!
We are extremely fortunate to have a great facility in a beautiful place like Uozu. Here the beauty of nature blends with the beauty of human made works of art, like the Hamburg Steinways here in Uozu.
Miyoko Nakaya Lotto
2024
We are thrilled to welcome a new, incredible lecturer on February 10th!
Faculty
Miyoko Nakaya Lotto
Master class
&
Solo Lessons
Faculty, Manhattan School of Music Pre college,USA
Ksenia Nosikova
Master class
&
Solo Lessons
Professor and Hed of Piano area of Iowa collage ,USA
I-Chen Chen
Master class
&
Solo Lessons
Assistant Professor of Tainan National University of the Arts
Taught at New York University and Concordia College,
Yuka Ohno
Solo Lessons
&
Ensenble Coaching
Lecturer, Senzoku-Gakuen College of Music,
Executive Director of this Festival,Japan
Memorial of
Sascha Gorodnitzki
Sascha Gorodnitzki was a virtuoso pianist and distinguished professor who taught at the Juilliard School for 40 years.
Before joining the Juilliard faculty, he had a remarkable career as a solo pianist, performing 27 consecutive recitals at Carnegie Hall. Even after becoming a professor at Juilliard, he continued to perform internationally, appearing at numerous music festivals, collaborating with renowned orchestras, and winning prestigious awards. He was also an assistant to the renowned Joseph Raievski, starting from his time as Raievski's student, which means he spent nearly 50 years teaching at Juilliard.
Gorodnitzki was particularly known for his mastery of classical and Romantic repertoire, especially works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Chopin. His playing was characterized by exceptional technique, musical depth, and rich emotional expression. His performances were highly praised by music critics and audiences alike, and he is still considered one of the greatest pianists of our time.
This seminar for young pianists in Uozu will be
a wonderful opportunity to learn traditional pianism from
Miyoko Lotto Nakaya, a student and trusted assistant of
Professor Sascha Gorodnitzki.
Toyama is one of the 52 places to go in 2025, as chosen by The New York Times.
富山はニューヨークタイムズが選んだ2025年に訪れるべき世界の場所の一つに選ばれました。魚津市は富山市から25キロ東に位置し、水資源の豊富な自然豊かな街です。
Uozu City is located about 25 kilometers east of Toyama City. The abundance of nature and the delicious seafood and mountain delicacies are all thanks to the delicious water that nurtures them.
We are thrilled to be able to host the piano seminar in this wonderful place.
Uozu City Bus
Our Rootbus color is Green
( 1time 200yen)
To go to Facility and Ainokaze Uozu Station,Shopping TownBus
If you wish to go to another location within Uozu City, please ask the staff about alternative bus routes.
『Niikawa-Manabi-no-Mori Tenjinyama-Koryukan』
Access
From Tokyo Station, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kurobe-Unazuki-Onsen Station
From Kurobe-Unazuki-Onsen Station, take the Toyama Regional Railway to Shin-Uozu Station
Regarding transportation for participants on June 28th and July 8th,
we will provide separate instructions.