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Japanese pianist based in Paris, Kazumitsu Ujisawa trained at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) and the École Cortot. First Prize winner of the Claude Kahn Competition (2023) and prizewinner in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Brest, he is known for his affinity with the Spanish repertoire and performs as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist in France and Japan.

Born in Japan and based in Paris, Kazumitsu Ujisawa became the youngest winner of the VEGA Competition in Takarazuka in 2015, at the age of 17. After studying at the Tokyo University of the Arts, he moved to Paris, where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the CNSMDP with Roger Muraro, Michel Dalberto and Jonas Vitaud, before joining the Elite Programme of the École Cortot. He also studies with Leonid Margarius at the Imola International Piano Academy.

First Prize at the Claude Kahn Competition, Second Prize in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and Third Prize in Brest (2023), he has performed at the Salle Gaveau, the Salle Cortot, the Musée Guimet and the Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier. His affinity for Spanish music has led him to perform Granados’s complete Goyescas; he is now preparing Albéniz’s complete Iberia. He is also active as a chamber musician and accompanist.