Akihiro SakiyaSupported by Club 32 donor Jennifer Harris

Akihiro Sakiya began his piano studies at the age of six, studying in Japan until he was eighteen.  From 2008 to 2012 he studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris as a pupil of Professor Jacques Rouvier, graduating as Dux. He continued his studies at the graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts with Professor Akiyoshi Sako, gaining his Master’s and Doctoral degrees.

Akihiro has given many recitals around Europe, Asia, North and South America, including the Yokohama International Piano Concert, Festival de Nohant and Saõ Paulo Beethoven Exhibition. He has performed with many distinguished orchestras including Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, and Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española.

Akihiro has been working on a progressive recording project of Beethoven’s complete Piano Sonatas, with five CDs already released. Another CD, Akihiro Sakiya Piano Recital was released in 2015. In August 2019 he made his debut as a conductor, leading Salon Opera’s production of Don Giovanni.