Mao Fujita (Japanese: 藤田真央; born 28 November 1998) is a Japanese pianist.
Life
Mao Fujita was born 28 November 1998 in Tokyo and began learning piano at age three. He studied piano with Ms. Yuka Matsuyama and Prof. Gen Matsuyama from age 9 until at least 2016.[1][2] He is a graduate of Tokyo College of Music High School. As of 2019[update] he is studying as a special scholarship student in the Piano Performance for Talented Students Division at the Tokyo College of Music.
His first appearance on the major international competitions was in 2010, where he received the 1st prize in the Junior Section of The World Classic in Taiwan. He won several piano competitions over the following years, including the Rosario Marciano International Piano Competition in Vienna in 2013 and the 27th Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Switzerland in 2017.[3]
He participated in the Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Piano Competition in 2016 and won 3rd prize.[4]
