The 44th Yokohama International Piano Concert

Ariel LANY（Piano）

Ariel Lanyi was honored in 2023 to receive the Prix Serdang, a prize awarded by the distinguished pianist Rudolf Buchbinder to recognise a young pianist’s achievements. Lanyi, the Third Prize winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2021, also won First Prizes at the Grand Prix Animato Competition in Paris and at the Dudley International Piano Competition, as well as a finalist award at the Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition.
Born in Jerusalem, Lanyi studied with Lea Agmon and Yuval Cohen. He completed his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Hamish Milne and Ian Fountain. Lanyi has appeared with various orchestras, including the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Israel Philharmonic, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Recent highlights have included his recitals at London’s Wigmore Hall, Grafenegg Festival in Austria, Frankfurt Alte Oper, the Kissinger Festsommer and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festivals in Germany, and in festivals across the UK. He has regularly performed in North America as well. Lanyi’s newest CD, Organ Reflections (2025) is a recording of Mozart’s, Franck’s, and Reger’s piano works inspired by organ. The BBC Music Magazine praised the album with a 5-star review. 

NAKAGAWA Yumeka（Piano）

Japanese pianist Yumeka Nakagawa, born and raised in Germany, is the First Prize winner of the prestigious Clara Haskil International Piano Competition 2021. Prior to this success, she had already been awarded First Prizes at Düsseldorf’s International Robert Schumann Competition 2019 and at the International Jenö Takács Competition 2018, and Second Prize at Weimar’s International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists 2014.
Born in Düsseldorf, Nakagawa started her musical education with Barbara Szczepanska at the Robert Schumann Hochschule and pursued further studies with William Fong at London’s Purcell School for Young Musicians. Currently studying at Weimar’s Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt with Grigory Gruzman, she also attended a masterclass by Maria João Pires in 2023.
Special highlights include Nakagawa’s performances at London’s Wigmore Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus, Brucknerhaus Linz, Hamburg’s Martha Argerich Festival, Verbier Festival Academy, and with the Orchestra Sinfonica do Porto directed by Christian Zacharias. In Japan, Nakagawa’s first homecoming recital since she triumphed at the Haskil Competition won rave reviews in 2022. She has since collaborated as a soloist with the country’s major orchestras including the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sebastian Weigle. In 2025, she received the prestigious Tokiko Iwatani “Foundation for Youth” Award. 

Callum MCLACHLAN（Piano）

Callum McLachlan, a finalist at the 18th Schumann Competition Zwickau 2021, has been described as “a born Schumann player” with “a magical sense of colour and extraordinary technical prowess.” He was a semi-finalist at both the Leeds and Santander International Piano Competitions, before attracting attention as the only British pianist selected for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 2025.
Born into a family of musicians, McLachlan began piano lessons with his father at age seven. He entered Chetham’s School of Music at age eleven, studying with Dina Parakhina, and was later awarded the highest diploma from Trinity College London (FTCL). He completed his Bachelor’s degree under Claudius Tanski at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, then pursued further studies in Salzburg and Cologne with Jacques Rouvier and Claudio Martínez Mehner. He is currently studying with Kirill Gerstein at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
McLachlan has recently made recital debuts at London’s Bechstein Hall, Tokyo’s Yamaha Hall, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Menton International Music Festival, Mallorca Piano Festival, Lake District Summer Music, and the Wasserburg International Festival. He has performed across the UK, Europe, and the USA, with appearances at venues including the Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, and the Wien Konzerthaus. 

Dmitry YUDIN（Piano）

Dmitry Yudin is a Russian-born pianist whose artistry combines intellectual depth with compelling virtuosity. In 2024, he received Second Prize at the prestigious Géza Anda International Piano Competition in Zurich. In 2023, he won the HMA Foote Award in Boston, Third Prize at the New York Concert Artists Auditions, and Second Prize at the Wideman Concerto Competition in Louisiana. He was selected one of the six pianists who will perform at the final round (September 2026) of the Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition.
Born in 2001 in Moscow, Yudin began his musical training at the Moscow Gnessins School of Music at the age of just five, studying with Lydia Grigoryeva from 2008 to 2019. He then moved to the USA and entered New York’s Manhattan School of Music in 2019 as a full-scholarship student, studying under Horacio Gutiérrez. In his musical career, he has also worked with leading artists including Richard Goode, Steven Kovacevich, Jerome Rose and Mikhail Voskresensky. He is currently studying with Stanislav Ioudenitch at Park University in Kansas City.
Highlights of 2025 include Yudin’s acclaimed debut at the Miami Piano Festival, and also saw his collaboration with the Verbier Chamber Orchestra under Gábor Takács-Nagy at Zurich’s Tonhalle.