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Hayato Sumino
Hayato Sumino is a Japanese pianist and composer known for his performances of music by Frédéric Chopin. Born in Tokyo, he started playing the piano at age 3. He studied science and engineering at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, graduating in March 2020 with a master's degree and the President's Award. He also studied music information processing technology and artificial intelligence for six months at the French Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music. In August 2018, he won the Grand Prix at the 42nd PTNA Piano Competition, a Japanese piano competition. In July 2019 he won third prize at the Lyon International Piano Competition. In 2021, Sumino participated in the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, in which he advanced to the third round. His live performance in the second round attracted 45,000 online viewers, setting a record for the competition. Before the competition, he had studied intensively online with Jean-Marc Luisada. Sumino is also a YouTuber by the name of "Cateen", with over one million subscribers as of 2022. He is a Steinway Artist. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayato_Sumino) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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I Wish
Marcin
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Nocturne I - Pre Rain
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New Birth
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Boléro
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Big Cat Waltz
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Albums

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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

2022
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First Line (Original Motion Picture Score)

2024
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HAYATOSM

2020
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Passion

2019
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Human Universe

2024

Singles & EPs

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I Wish

Single • 2025
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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2: III. Adagio (Arr. for Piano by Hayato Sumino)

EP • 2020
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Baby's Breath

Single • 2023
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Recollection

Single • 2022
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New Birth

Single • 2022

Videos

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[Melodica × Grand Piano] Howl's Moving Castle - Merry Go Round of Life (Joe Hisaishi)

Hayato Sumino • 11M views
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[Melodica × Grand Piano] Kiki's Delivery Service - 海の見える街 (A Town With An Ocean View) - Joe Hisaishi

Hayato Sumino • 7.4M views
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Michael Jackson - Heal The World (Piano Cover)

Hayato Sumino • 3.1M views
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Howl's Moving Castle - Merry Go Round of Life (at Seoul Han River)

Hayato Sumino • 4.3M views
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One Last Kiss - 宇多田ヒカル (Hikaru Utada) Piano

Hayato Sumino • 3.1M views
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米津玄師「海の幽霊」Yonezu Kenshi "Spirits of the Sea" Piano Ver. | Cateen

Hayato Sumino • 3.4M views
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【Super Mario Odyssey】Jump Up, Super Star! 【Piano Cover】スーパーマリオ オデッセイ メインテーマ [かてぃん]

Hayato Sumino • 6M views
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7 levels of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"（きらきら星変奏曲）

Hayato Sumino • 12M views
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Piano Concerto No. 1 "Sasoribi" (Anti-Ares) Piano Solo Version (from beatmaniaIIDX 11 RED)

Hayato Sumino • 4.2M views

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MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 Nominees

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