Masaru Okada

After studying in Toho Sr. High School, OKADA Masaru went to Austria to study at Salzburg Mozarteum, and also Hochschule der Künste in Berlin from '95. He has been awarded 1st prize at A. Schnabel Competition in '97and at 5th F. Liszt Int'l Piano Competition in '99. He held recitals in Europe and U.S.A.. He has performed successfully with Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra under Z. Kocsis. In '01, he was given a Jury Discretionary Award at 11th Van Cliburn Int'l Piano Competition. He also received many awards in Japan.