Yulia Nakashima

Born in December 2009 in Okayama, Japan. She began playing the piano at an early age under her mother's guidance. 

Since the age of 9, she has been a pre-college student at the Moscow Conservatory Special Course of Kurashiki Sakuyo University, receiving lessons from Dmitry Lyudkov and other professors from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. She has also participated in masterclasses by renowned pianists such as Andrzej Jasinski, Dina Yoffe,and Haruko Ueda.

She holds the record for being the youngest person ever to receive the following awards:

2020: 3rd place in the 21st Osaka International Music Competition Recital Course (no age limit, highest score).
2023: 1st place, Grand Prix, and Shoko Sugitani Award at the 14th Europe International Piano Competition in Japan, in the highest category (no age limit).

2024: Silver prize at the 25th Chopin International Piano Competition in Asia, Professional category (under 30 years old).