Taiga Sasaki

Taiga Sasaki

When I was 9 years old, I saw my friend playing and I wanted to play the piano.It’s been four years since I started playing the piano.I’ve been learning from Kayo for 3 years now. All of the piano pieces are wonderful, I was practicing an average of 2-3 hours a day. My dream is to become a pianist in the future and share these wonderful songs with the world. 2021 CAMPT Honors Piano Competition 2nd place, 2021 CAMPT Sonata/Sonatina Honorary award, 2021 JMAC Piano Competition 2nd Place, 2021 SYMF Qualified Chopin Piano Competition 1st Place, 2022 Kathryn Gawartin Memorial Chopin Competition 1st Place, 2023 CAMPT Sonata/Sonatina honorary award 1st Place He was invited MasterClass by Dmitry Rachmanov, DMA Professor, Chair of Keyboard Studies California State University, Northridge President, American Liszt Society, Southern California Chapter in 2022 and also played as a first time piano soloist with his middle school band in 2023.

You can find Taiga’s 2023 20th Century Music Competition piano performance here.