Participant of contest 2023

Kiana Reid

Kiana Reid

Kiana Reid gives regular performances around Japan (Suntory Hall, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall etc.) and has also given concerts in Italy, Germany (Pierre Boulez Saal), Austria (Musikverein), Russia (Central Music School of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory), Swiss, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

She has also performed with many professional artists and orchestras. When she was 17, she performed at the concert of Salzburg Music Festival. She won the 5th prize at the 3rd Takamatsu International Piano Competition, won 1st prize at the 46th Palma d'Oro International Piano Competition and 2nd Sergio Fiorentino International Piano Competition, won 2nd prize (without 1st prize) and audience award at the International Colafemmina Piano Competition.

In 2017 she graduated Tokyo University of the Arts as a top of her year and performed for the Imperial Family at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. She is selected 2022 artist of “Building Bridges for the Next Generation of Pianists” which is produced by Sir Andràs Schiff. She studied under Prof. Pasquale Iannone, and graduated from Conservatorio di Musica „Niccolò Piccinni“ Bari with the highest score. She currently continues her studies under the tutelage of Prof. Eldar Nebolsin at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.