Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, 1997, Seika began playing the piano at age 3 and has studied with
Yuko Yamane, Masahi Katayama, the late Hiroko Nakamura.
Having completed Bachelor’s (July, 2020) and Master’s Degrees (June, 2022) with the highest
score, as well as its Postgraduate Certificate in the piano department, she graduated from the
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna under Anna Malikova in 2024.
Since presenting her first European performance in 2007, she has awarded the 2nd prize in
the 1st Rosario Marciano International Piano Competition in Vienna, Austria, where she also
received Best Schubert, Best New Piece, and Best Young Artist prizes. In 2018, she made her
debut in Germany (Essen&Krefeld) and Spain (Madrid) for giving concerts organized by
KAWAI Europa GmbH and KAWAI Spain, where people described, „Seika was impeccable in
everything, spectacular piano technique, masterfully mastered the sound range of the Shigeru
Kawai.“
In September 2019, she was awarded the 1st prize, as well as the Best Chinese Works Prize
at the 3rd Zhuhai International Mozart Piano Competition, where she performed Mozart’s
Piano Concerto No.27 under the baton of Mr. Lavard Skou Larsen with Salzburg Chamber
Soloists. In February 2020, she received the diploma as well as the Best Compulsory Work
Prize at the 14th International Mozart Piano Competition Salzburg.
In the fall of 2020, she began to suffer from severe tendonitis and devoted herself to treatment
under the supervision of an acupuncturist and physical therapist, forcing her to refrain from
performing for a year, which is a harsh and dark period for a performer. During that time, she
taught herself anatomy and overcame tendonitis by working hard to master anatomically
correct performance techniques (including body mapping).
In April 2022 and in February 2023, after on campus auditions, she performed Beethoven’s
Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.9 „Jeunehomme“ with the Webern
Symphonie Orchester, and the concerts were broadcast by the Austrian public broadcaster
ORF.
In November 2022, she won the 2nd prize at the 5th Istanbul International Piano Competition
„Orchestra’Sion“. Also in November and December, she made her debut performing Mozart’s
Piano Concerto No. 20 with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Andrew
Litton. She was invited to the orchestra again in August 2023 and performed Chopin’s Piano
Concerto No.2 under the baton of Hans Graf.
In June 2023, she was awarded the first prize at the 3rd Bechstein-Bruckner Competition
Austria, as well as the special prize for the compulsory piece of Bruckner, where nominated
students each from music schools/universities within Austria took part in. As the result, she
made her debut concert in Brucknerhaus Linz in November 2023.
In July 2024, she took part in Internationaler Musiksommer Campus Kleve and was given 4
solo recitals in the Netherland and Germany. In September, she was awarded the 2nd prize at
the Livorno International Piano Competition.