Chika Matsushima

 

Representative Director of the Shoko Sugitani Piano Academy.(SPA)

Studied piano under Shoko Sugitani and composition at Osaka University of Arts. Performed three times with the Polish Prima Vista Orchestra. Participated in piano master classes with Francesco Monopoli and Janusz Olejniczak. Winner of many teaching awards, including the Best Teacher Award at the European International Piano Competition, the PTNA Teacher Award and the International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia Teacher Award.

 

 

▼Student Accomplishments

 

【European International Piano Competition in Japan 】

Gold Prize (Infant, 1st and 2nd grade, 3rd and 4th grade, 5th and 6th grade, Junior High School)

Junior and Senior High School Special Section/ Grand Prix, Gold Prize and Shoko Sugitani Prize in the  (awarded at the youngest age ever of 9 years).

Special Section / Grand Prix, Gold Prize, Shoko Sugitani Prize (awarded to the youngest ever winner at the age of 14)

 

【PTNA Piano Competition】

Best of National Competition Award, Category A2,  C,  D,  E, Jr.G

 

【International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIA】

Silver Prize in the Professional Competition in Asia (youngest ever winner at the age of 14).

 

【Rachmaninov International Piano Competition JAPAN】

1st Prize in B Category and the Rachmaninov Prize

2nd Prize in D Category , First Prize in E Category .

 

【Romania International Junior Music Competition】

Gold Prize in B1 Category , Overall Grand Prix

 

【Danubian Talents International Music Competition】

Category A Absolute1 

 

【Manhattan International Music Competition】

First Prize in the Junior Category

 

【Montecatini International Piano Competition】

JuniorA category 2nd prize 

 

【Basel International Online Piano Competition】

B category 2nd prize 

 

【Japan Jazz Pop Piano Competition】

Jazz Division Grand Prize, Sunphonix Prize

 

【University Success】

The Guildhall School of Drama

Trinity College of Music

Berklee Collaee of Music

The University of Edinburgh School of Arts

Tokyo University of the Arts 

Ferris University