Aimi Kobayashi
| Aimi Kobayashi | |
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Aimi Kobayashi in 2009, after a concert in Warsaw
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 小林愛実 |
| Born |
September 23, 1995 Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Warner Music Japan |
Aimi Kobayashi (小林 愛実 Kobayashi Aimi?, born September 23, 1995) is a Japanese classical pianist.
She lived in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan until February 2007 and later in Tokyo, started learning the piano at the age of three, played with an orchestra at age seven, and has been receiving tutelage from Yuko Ninomiya since the age of eight.
Kobayashi's awards include three Yamaguchi Prefecture "Glory Culture Prize" and the special Frédéric Chopin passport from the Polish government. She has performed in France, Brazil, Poland, Russia, South Korea, the United States, and Japan in venues such as the Salle Cortot (Paris), Svetlanov Hall (Moscow), Suntory Hall (Japan), and all three halls of the Carnegie Hall Complex (New York City). AADGT (the American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented), a New York-based non-profit organization, has supported Kobayashi for many years.
In 2010, Kobayashi released her CD/DVD debut, Aimi Kobayashi Debut, followed by another CD, Passion, for EMI Classics Japan. In 2011, she made her acting debut in the Japanese film Sleep directed by Katsumi Sakaguchi. Kobayashi's management company is To-On Artist's Promotion Agency, and she is currently a student at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Kobayashi was one of ten finalists at the Warsaw XVII International Chopin Piano Competition of 452 entrants from 45 countries.
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